NOTARY EXAM 2026/2027 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED

NOTARY EXAM 2026/2027 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED
IfvavNotaryvidentifiesvavsignervthroughvpropervIDvbutvforgetsvtovputvthevinformationvinvhervjournal,vshevwou
ldvbevfinedvfor?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-750



AaronvhasvfiledvhisvOathvofvOfficevandvbondvwithvthevcountyvrecorder'svofficevwherevhevholdsvhisvprincipalv
placevofvbusiness.vAaronvisvundervoathvforvthevdurationvofvhisvcommissionvtovfollowvallvNotaryvlawsvasvavre
sult.vIfvArronvfalsifiesvavstatement,vverballyvorvinvwriting,vhevmayvbevfoundvguiltyvof:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Forgery



AvProofvofvExecutionvbyvSubscribingvWitnessvmayvbevusedvforvwhichvonevofvthesevdocuments?v-
vCORRECTvANSWER-Trustee'svDeed




StellavjustvgotvmarriedvandvshevandvhervhusbandvarevbuyingvavhousevinvSanvFrancisco.vThevdealvclosedvearli
ervthanvexpectedvandvStellavhasvnotvreceivedvhervnewvdriver'svlicensevwithvhervnewvname,vStellavBrown.vY
et,vtheirvloanvdocumentsvindicatevhervnewvmarriedvname.vWhatvcanvshevdo?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
StellavmayvusevtwovcrediblevwitnessesvthatvshevknowsvbutvwhovdovnotvknowvthevNotary



Whichvonevdoesvnotvneedvavthumbprint?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-DeedvofvReconveyance



(QuitvClaimvDeed,vPowervofvAttorney,vandvDeedvofvTrustvallvneedvavthumbprint)



AvSubscribingvWitnessvappearsvatvavnotary'svofficevandvasksvthemvtovnotarizevtheirvsignature.vThevNotaryvc
anvnotarizevthevdocumentvif_______.vFillvinvthevblank.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
ThevSubscribingvWitnessvalsovbroughtvavcrediblevwitness



WhenvavNotaryvmovesvtovavnewvcounty,vhevmust:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-InformvthevSOSvofvhisvnewvaddress.



Whatvyearvdidvmandatoryveducationvforvnotariesvbecomevavlaw?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-Julyv1,v2005

, Mariavisvavcommissionedvnotaryvpublic,vhervprincipalvplacevofvbusinessvisvinvTruckee,vCalifornia.vAccordingl
y,vMariavfiledvhervoathvandvbondvatvthevNevadavCountyvClerk'svofficevinvNevadavCounty,vCalifornia.vMariav
oftenvtravelsvtovSouthvLakevTahoe,vinvElvDoradovCounty,vtovperformvnotarialvactsvforvresidentsvthere.vHervf
riendvPatrickvasksvhervtovcomevtovhisvhomevinvStateline,vNevada,vtovperformvanvacknowledgmentvonvavdoc
umentvtovbevfiledvinvElvDoradovCounty.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
MariavmustvrefusevtovperformvthevacknowledgementvinvthevStatevofvNevada



AvNotary'svcommissionvexpiresvbutvavfriendvneedsvloanvdocumentsvnotarized.vIfvthevformervNotaryvnotariz
edvhomevloanvrefinancevdocumentsvwithoutvinformingvhisvfriendvthatvhisvcommissionvexpired,vthevformerv
Notaryvwouldvbevguiltyvof:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-Avfelony



Thevfollowingvjournalvinformationvisvrequiredvexcept:



A.vTimevandvdatevofvthevnotarization

B.vTitlevorvCharactervofvdocument.

C.vAvthumbprintvfromvthevsignervifvthevdocumentvisvaffectingvrealvpropertyvorvPowervofvAttorney

D.vTypevofvnotarization.

E.vPhonevnumbervofvthevdocumentvsignerv-vCORRECTvANSWER-E.vPhonevnumbervofvthevdocumentvsigner



JimvisvavparalegalvandvworksvatvthevlawvofficesvofvSmithvandvSmith.vHisvemployervasksvhimvtovbecomevavNo
taryvpublicvandvpaysvforvhisveducation,vsuppliesvandvfilingvfees.vJimvagreesvandvbecomesvavcommissionedv
NotaryvPublic.vHisvemployervhasvhimvsignvanvagreementvthatvsaysvhevwillvnotvchargevanyvfeesvtovthevlawvof
ficevforvNotarialvservicesvandvwillvremitvanyvfeesvfromvclientsvtovthevlawvoffice.vJim'svsistervasksvhimvtovcom
evovervtovacknowledgevanvInterspousalvTransfervDeedvshevsigned.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Jimvmayvnotarizevthisvdocumentvandvkeepvthevfees



DanvWithersvworksvasvavdispatchervatvavpolicevstation.vHisvemployervasksvhimvtovbecomevavNotaryvandvpay
svforvhisvsupplies.vDanvcanvdovallvofvthevfollowingvexcept:



A.vNotarizevatvhisvplacevofvemployment.

B.vKeepvallvNotaryvfeesvcharged.

C.vRemitvNotaryvfeesvtovemployer.

D.vChargevforvnotarizations.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-B.vKeepvallvnotaryvfeesvcharged