Notary Public 2026 – Complete Guide to
Becoming a Notary
A notary should always ask for acceptable identification of the client prior to notarizing a document if
the client is not personally known to the notary. Acceptable identification includes: -
ANSWER ✨✔---identification card or another form of government issued identification that is
current or that has been expired for one year or less, and. Contain either the signer's signature or
signer's photograph.
A notary may notarize a quitclaim deed to real property in which the notary is the grantee... -
ANSWER ✨✔---Never
Who is held responsible if the notary violates the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA)? -
ANSWER ✨✔---The notary
True or False: A notary must receive a written request before performing a copy certification. -
ANSWER ✨✔---False
True or False: It is permissible for a notary to make legal conclusions within a notarial certificate; as long
as the legal conclusions are contained in the certificate, it is not considered the unauthorized practice of
law. - ANSWER ✨✔---False
, Under Colorado law, a notary's commission allows the notary to perform notarial acts... -
ANSWER ✨✔---Only in colorado
True or False: A notary who fails to maintain a journal or fails to produce records upon request of the
Secretary of State may be held personally liable. - ANSWER ✨✔---True
Which of the following is NOT one of the requirements for a notarial seal? - ANSWER ✨✔---The
seal must include an image of the Colorado State Seal
True or False: Government forms of ID are acceptable identification for a signer as long as they include
both a signature AND photograph of the signer. - ANSWER ✨✔---False
True or False: The office of the Secretary of State may deny, revoke, or suspend a notary's commission if
the notary has had a commission revoked, suspended, or denied in another state. - ANSWER ✨✔--
-True
True or False: A notary public is responsible for verifying the contents of the document being notarized. -
ANSWER ✨✔---False
True or False: A notary must provide his/her journal to the Secretary of State's office for inspection and
auditing upon request. - ANSWER ✨✔---True
A notary's application for a commission may be denied by the Secretary of State if: - ANSWER ✨✔-
--Both a and c
The journal must include the following information for a notarization: - ANSWER ✨✔---All of the
above
True or False: A notary's role in a Power of Attorney, or any legal document, is limited to filling in the
notarial certificate and placing his/her signature and stamp, unless s/he is also an attorney. -
ANSWER ✨✔---True
Becoming a Notary
A notary should always ask for acceptable identification of the client prior to notarizing a document if
the client is not personally known to the notary. Acceptable identification includes: -
ANSWER ✨✔---identification card or another form of government issued identification that is
current or that has been expired for one year or less, and. Contain either the signer's signature or
signer's photograph.
A notary may notarize a quitclaim deed to real property in which the notary is the grantee... -
ANSWER ✨✔---Never
Who is held responsible if the notary violates the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA)? -
ANSWER ✨✔---The notary
True or False: A notary must receive a written request before performing a copy certification. -
ANSWER ✨✔---False
True or False: It is permissible for a notary to make legal conclusions within a notarial certificate; as long
as the legal conclusions are contained in the certificate, it is not considered the unauthorized practice of
law. - ANSWER ✨✔---False
, Under Colorado law, a notary's commission allows the notary to perform notarial acts... -
ANSWER ✨✔---Only in colorado
True or False: A notary who fails to maintain a journal or fails to produce records upon request of the
Secretary of State may be held personally liable. - ANSWER ✨✔---True
Which of the following is NOT one of the requirements for a notarial seal? - ANSWER ✨✔---The
seal must include an image of the Colorado State Seal
True or False: Government forms of ID are acceptable identification for a signer as long as they include
both a signature AND photograph of the signer. - ANSWER ✨✔---False
True or False: The office of the Secretary of State may deny, revoke, or suspend a notary's commission if
the notary has had a commission revoked, suspended, or denied in another state. - ANSWER ✨✔--
-True
True or False: A notary public is responsible for verifying the contents of the document being notarized. -
ANSWER ✨✔---False
True or False: A notary must provide his/her journal to the Secretary of State's office for inspection and
auditing upon request. - ANSWER ✨✔---True
A notary's application for a commission may be denied by the Secretary of State if: - ANSWER ✨✔-
--Both a and c
The journal must include the following information for a notarization: - ANSWER ✨✔---All of the
above
True or False: A notary's role in a Power of Attorney, or any legal document, is limited to filling in the
notarial certificate and placing his/her signature and stamp, unless s/he is also an attorney. -
ANSWER ✨✔---True
