COLORADO NOTARY TEST REVIEW EXAM
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
MATERIAL
⫸ A Colorado notary may perform copy certifications on documents
Answer: From the federal government so long as the document doesn't
contain language prohibiting the document from being reproduced.
⫸ If the notary is presented with a document that does not contain a
notary certificate Answer: The notary should ask the signer to determine
what type of certificate to use based on a plain meaning of the notarial
acts.
⫸ The notary has a disqualifying interest in which of the following
situations Answer: When the notary is named as beneficiary in the
document.
⫸ A notary is not required to record which of the following in her
notary journal Answer: Verbal oath taken by a credible witness
⫸ Which of the following is true regarding physical presence under
RULONA: Answer: There is never an exception to the physical presence
requirement.
⫸ Someone mentions that your signer is in the early stages of
Alzheimer's disease. What should you do? Answer: Screen for identity,
willingness and basic awareness, as you would for anyone else.
, ⫸ A qualified person may apply for a notary public commission by...
Answer: Uploading their application, supporting documents to the
Secretary of State's website and paying $10 using a credit/debit card.
⫸ Commissioned notaries need to update the Secretary of State's office
when they change their name, home address, or work address: Answer:
Within 30 days of the change.
⫸ A Protest may be executed by a notary that: Answer: is acting in the
course and scope of the notary's employment with financial institution.
⫸ Which of the following is not considered secure and verifiable ID
under RULONA: Answer: All are secure and verifiable forms of ID
accepted under RULONA.
⫸ Notaries may identify signers using the personally known method.
Who would be considered personally known: Answer: Your colleague
that habitually joins you on walks to the Cookie Lady on the 16th Street
Mall.
⫸ When identifying a signer using the identification method, which of
the following is true: Answer: The identification cannot be expired by
more than one year.
⫸ Under Colorado law, a notary may use a credible witness to: Answer:
Identify the signer.
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
MATERIAL
⫸ A Colorado notary may perform copy certifications on documents
Answer: From the federal government so long as the document doesn't
contain language prohibiting the document from being reproduced.
⫸ If the notary is presented with a document that does not contain a
notary certificate Answer: The notary should ask the signer to determine
what type of certificate to use based on a plain meaning of the notarial
acts.
⫸ The notary has a disqualifying interest in which of the following
situations Answer: When the notary is named as beneficiary in the
document.
⫸ A notary is not required to record which of the following in her
notary journal Answer: Verbal oath taken by a credible witness
⫸ Which of the following is true regarding physical presence under
RULONA: Answer: There is never an exception to the physical presence
requirement.
⫸ Someone mentions that your signer is in the early stages of
Alzheimer's disease. What should you do? Answer: Screen for identity,
willingness and basic awareness, as you would for anyone else.
, ⫸ A qualified person may apply for a notary public commission by...
Answer: Uploading their application, supporting documents to the
Secretary of State's website and paying $10 using a credit/debit card.
⫸ Commissioned notaries need to update the Secretary of State's office
when they change their name, home address, or work address: Answer:
Within 30 days of the change.
⫸ A Protest may be executed by a notary that: Answer: is acting in the
course and scope of the notary's employment with financial institution.
⫸ Which of the following is not considered secure and verifiable ID
under RULONA: Answer: All are secure and verifiable forms of ID
accepted under RULONA.
⫸ Notaries may identify signers using the personally known method.
Who would be considered personally known: Answer: Your colleague
that habitually joins you on walks to the Cookie Lady on the 16th Street
Mall.
⫸ When identifying a signer using the identification method, which of
the following is true: Answer: The identification cannot be expired by
more than one year.
⫸ Under Colorado law, a notary may use a credible witness to: Answer:
Identify the signer.
