2026 INDIANA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔personally known - ✔✔Familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with
that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every reasonable doubt that
the individual has the identity claimed.
✔✔power of attorney - ✔✔a legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or
agent of the grantor.
✔✔Revoke - ✔✔to cancel or rescind
✔✔swear/sworn - ✔✔To make a solemn promise; to vow, usually before God.
✔✔verification - ✔✔a confirmation of the truth of a theory or fact
✔✔witness - ✔✔a person who watches an event take place
✔✔ What is a notary public? - ✔✔A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity
of signatures.
✔✔What are the four basic components of a notary public? - ✔✔law abiding, bonded,
impartial, public official.
, ✔✔What are a notary's key functions? - ✔✔To acknowledge and witness the signing of
documents and administer oaths and affirmations related to the signing of important
documents.
✔✔How much of a bond do you have to have before receiving IN Notary Commission? -
✔✔$25,000 surety bond
✔✔Can a notary notarize their own signature? - ✔✔NO; a notary cannot notarize their
own, their spouse's, or any party's signature that may directly benefit the notary.
✔✔What is the role of a notary? - ✔✔To be an impartial witness to a signature, oath or
affidavit.
✔✔What is notarial act? - ✔✔Serves as a legal attestation to a signing, oath taking or
swearing to an affidavit.
✔✔Who is a notary public commissioned by? - ✔✔Commissioned by the state and
serves as a public official.
✔✔How long is the term of office for a notary? - ✔✔8 years
✔✔What are examples of notarial acts? - ✔✔1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on an oath
4. attesting to or witnessing a signature
5. attesting to or certifying a copy of a tangible document or record (or an electronic
record)
6. noting a protest of a negotiable record
7. any other act authorized by common law or the custom of merchants
✔✔How old do you have to be to become a notary? - ✔✔18 years of age
✔✔Do you have to live in IN to become a notary? - ✔✔You have to be a citizen or
permanent resident of the US OR primarily employed in the state of IN
✔✔How often do you have to take continuing education courses? - ✔✔Every 2 years
✔✔What is the fee to complete the continuing edeucation? - ✔✔$50
✔✔How do you make a correction to a notarial certificate? - ✔✔Draw a line through the
mistake in ink and print the correct info immediately above the mistake with your initial
and date by it.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔personally known - ✔✔Familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with
that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every reasonable doubt that
the individual has the identity claimed.
✔✔power of attorney - ✔✔a legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or
agent of the grantor.
✔✔Revoke - ✔✔to cancel or rescind
✔✔swear/sworn - ✔✔To make a solemn promise; to vow, usually before God.
✔✔verification - ✔✔a confirmation of the truth of a theory or fact
✔✔witness - ✔✔a person who watches an event take place
✔✔ What is a notary public? - ✔✔A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity
of signatures.
✔✔What are the four basic components of a notary public? - ✔✔law abiding, bonded,
impartial, public official.
, ✔✔What are a notary's key functions? - ✔✔To acknowledge and witness the signing of
documents and administer oaths and affirmations related to the signing of important
documents.
✔✔How much of a bond do you have to have before receiving IN Notary Commission? -
✔✔$25,000 surety bond
✔✔Can a notary notarize their own signature? - ✔✔NO; a notary cannot notarize their
own, their spouse's, or any party's signature that may directly benefit the notary.
✔✔What is the role of a notary? - ✔✔To be an impartial witness to a signature, oath or
affidavit.
✔✔What is notarial act? - ✔✔Serves as a legal attestation to a signing, oath taking or
swearing to an affidavit.
✔✔Who is a notary public commissioned by? - ✔✔Commissioned by the state and
serves as a public official.
✔✔How long is the term of office for a notary? - ✔✔8 years
✔✔What are examples of notarial acts? - ✔✔1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on an oath
4. attesting to or witnessing a signature
5. attesting to or certifying a copy of a tangible document or record (or an electronic
record)
6. noting a protest of a negotiable record
7. any other act authorized by common law or the custom of merchants
✔✔How old do you have to be to become a notary? - ✔✔18 years of age
✔✔Do you have to live in IN to become a notary? - ✔✔You have to be a citizen or
permanent resident of the US OR primarily employed in the state of IN
✔✔How often do you have to take continuing education courses? - ✔✔Every 2 years
✔✔What is the fee to complete the continuing edeucation? - ✔✔$50
✔✔How do you make a correction to a notarial certificate? - ✔✔Draw a line through the
mistake in ink and print the correct info immediately above the mistake with your initial
and date by it.
