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The term Deposition is sometimes used in a broad sense to describe
any written statement verified by oath; but in it's more technical and
appropriate sense, the meaning of the word is limited to the written
testimony of a witness given in the course of a judicial proceeding,
either at law or in equity, _________ to the trial or hearing upon oral
examination or in response to written interrogatories and where an
opportunity is given for cross-examination. - ANSWER-prior
What is deposition? - ANSWER-a witnesses sworn out of court
testimony
A protest is a "formal _____________ made by a person in interest or
concerned in some act about to be done, or already performed,
whereby the person expresses the person's dissent to
_______________, or affirms the act against the person's will. -
ANSWER-declaration; disapproval
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,As a general rule, a notary public cannot certify to, or act in, a matter in
which the notary has a _________ __________. - ANSWER-personal
interest
A notary is allowed to notarize their own signature
(True or False) - ANSWER-False
A notary's should never, under any circumstances, notarize the notary's
own signature.
(True or False) - ANSWER-True
The most important obligation a notary has to the public the notary
serves is to judge what acts constitute the practice of ____ and what
acts constitute the practice of a _______ ________. - ANSWER-law;
notary public
As a general rule, "the notarization of a document that has been written
in a foreign language should only be performed by a notary who has a
thorough understanding of the foreign language in which the document
and/or notarial certificate are written."
(True or False) - ANSWER-True
The notary should avoid being placed in the position of having to decide
whether a person is sufficiently ______________to fully understand the
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,agreement the person is signing or the oath or affidavit the person is
taking. - ANSWER-competent
The notary should either seek counsel from the notary's own attorney
or advise the party who appears to be ___________________ to go to
an attorney. - ANSWER-incompetent
If a person is declared to have been imcompetent at the time the
agreement was signed and notarized, the agreement could be declared
_______ and _________. - ANSWER-null; void
It is of utmost important that the individual who is to have a document
notarized personally ____________ before the notary public. -
ANSWER-appear
A notarization over the phone is absolutely forbidden.
(True or False) - ANSWER-True
A notarization over the phone is acceptable
(True or False) - ANSWER-False
A notary who is not a licensed attorney may ___________ engage in the
practice of law. - ANSWER-not
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, If a notary attempts to assist someone in the preparation of legal
papers, such acts may constitute the _________________ practice of
law. - ANSWER-unauthorized
One who has a ___________ interest in a document, no matter how
small or nominal the interests, cannot act as a notary public relative to
that document. - ANSWER-beneficial
Mere relationship to a party does not _____________ a notary. -
ANSWER-disqualify
Thus, a wife who is a notary public, _______ notarize her husband's
documents, provided the wife does not derive a beneficial interest
therefrom. - ANSWER-may
A notary should never notarize a document unless the notary is
absolutely _____________ after reading through the notarial
certificate, that whatever the notary is certifying to is true and correct. -
ANSWER-satisfied
If a person appearing before the notary physically cannot sign the
person's own name or make a mark on a document presented for
notarization, a notary ________ sign the name of the person, provided
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The term Deposition is sometimes used in a broad sense to describe
any written statement verified by oath; but in it's more technical and
appropriate sense, the meaning of the word is limited to the written
testimony of a witness given in the course of a judicial proceeding,
either at law or in equity, _________ to the trial or hearing upon oral
examination or in response to written interrogatories and where an
opportunity is given for cross-examination. - ANSWER-prior
What is deposition? - ANSWER-a witnesses sworn out of court
testimony
A protest is a "formal _____________ made by a person in interest or
concerned in some act about to be done, or already performed,
whereby the person expresses the person's dissent to
_______________, or affirms the act against the person's will. -
ANSWER-declaration; disapproval
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,As a general rule, a notary public cannot certify to, or act in, a matter in
which the notary has a _________ __________. - ANSWER-personal
interest
A notary is allowed to notarize their own signature
(True or False) - ANSWER-False
A notary's should never, under any circumstances, notarize the notary's
own signature.
(True or False) - ANSWER-True
The most important obligation a notary has to the public the notary
serves is to judge what acts constitute the practice of ____ and what
acts constitute the practice of a _______ ________. - ANSWER-law;
notary public
As a general rule, "the notarization of a document that has been written
in a foreign language should only be performed by a notary who has a
thorough understanding of the foreign language in which the document
and/or notarial certificate are written."
(True or False) - ANSWER-True
The notary should avoid being placed in the position of having to decide
whether a person is sufficiently ______________to fully understand the
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,agreement the person is signing or the oath or affidavit the person is
taking. - ANSWER-competent
The notary should either seek counsel from the notary's own attorney
or advise the party who appears to be ___________________ to go to
an attorney. - ANSWER-incompetent
If a person is declared to have been imcompetent at the time the
agreement was signed and notarized, the agreement could be declared
_______ and _________. - ANSWER-null; void
It is of utmost important that the individual who is to have a document
notarized personally ____________ before the notary public. -
ANSWER-appear
A notarization over the phone is absolutely forbidden.
(True or False) - ANSWER-True
A notarization over the phone is acceptable
(True or False) - ANSWER-False
A notary who is not a licensed attorney may ___________ engage in the
practice of law. - ANSWER-not
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, If a notary attempts to assist someone in the preparation of legal
papers, such acts may constitute the _________________ practice of
law. - ANSWER-unauthorized
One who has a ___________ interest in a document, no matter how
small or nominal the interests, cannot act as a notary public relative to
that document. - ANSWER-beneficial
Mere relationship to a party does not _____________ a notary. -
ANSWER-disqualify
Thus, a wife who is a notary public, _______ notarize her husband's
documents, provided the wife does not derive a beneficial interest
therefrom. - ANSWER-may
A notary should never notarize a document unless the notary is
absolutely _____________ after reading through the notarial
certificate, that whatever the notary is certifying to is true and correct. -
ANSWER-satisfied
If a person appearing before the notary physically cannot sign the
person's own name or make a mark on a document presented for
notarization, a notary ________ sign the name of the person, provided
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