FLORIDA NOTARY CORRECT EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Notarizing steps - ✔✔1. Examine the doc. 2. Check the notarial certificate 3. identify
the person 4. assure that the signer understand the document 5. administer the oath or
take acknowledgement 6. complete the jurat or certificate
✔✔notarial certs. for an other/acknowledgment has 9 elements - ✔✔venue - type of
notarial act - that the signer personally appeared before the notary - actual date of
notarization - name of person whose signature is being notarized - form of identification
- signature of notary - name of notary printed/typed/stamped below signature - notary
seal
✔✔acceptable identification when notarizing - ✔✔Personally known - satisfactory
evidence - sworn written statement of a credible witness that knows the notary - a
written statement of two credible witnesses - a DL - passport - foreign passport if the
doc is stamped by us immigration - out of state DL - military ID - inmate identification
card (after Jan 1, 1991) - a sworn, written statement from a sworn law enforcer - a US
Immigration ID card
✔✔it is not necessary for the notary to read every word, but they should have a good
idea of the doc - ✔✔true
, ✔✔if a doc does not have a notarial certificate, the signer must tell you which notarial
act the document requires - ✔✔true
✔✔how many basic elements required by law are contained in an oath? - ✔✔9
✔✔you may amend a doc after you have completed the notarization - ✔✔no
✔✔If someone does not have the proper identification you may take a sworn written
statement of credible witness or two - ✔✔true
✔✔when determining if a document signer is mentally comprehend and willing to
execute the doc you may want to ask the signer questions unrelated to the notarization -
✔✔true
✔✔when notarizing for a person who is blind, you are not required to read the document
to the doc signer - ✔✔false
✔✔when notarizing for a non-English speaker, the doc must be translated into a
language that the signer understands - ✔✔true
✔✔When notarizing for a person who is signing a document written in a foreign
language not understood by the notary, the notarial certificate must be completed in
English - ✔✔true
✔✔when notarizing for a person with a Power of Attorney it is the Notary's responsibility
to ensure the doc signer has power of attorney - ✔✔false
✔✔although as a notary you are bonded, you may still be held liable - ✔✔true
✔✔fl notaries are authorized by law to keep a journal of notary acts - ✔✔false
✔✔when using a journal, it is a good idea to complete the journal before the notarization
- ✔✔true
✔✔whose responsibility is it to investigate allegations of misconduct against a notary
public - ✔✔governor's office
✔✔the majority of complaints ~75% have to do with the presence law - ✔✔true
✔✔if a complaint allegation involves a criminal violation, the complain is referred to the
appropriate state Attorney's office for investigation - ✔✔true
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Notarizing steps - ✔✔1. Examine the doc. 2. Check the notarial certificate 3. identify
the person 4. assure that the signer understand the document 5. administer the oath or
take acknowledgement 6. complete the jurat or certificate
✔✔notarial certs. for an other/acknowledgment has 9 elements - ✔✔venue - type of
notarial act - that the signer personally appeared before the notary - actual date of
notarization - name of person whose signature is being notarized - form of identification
- signature of notary - name of notary printed/typed/stamped below signature - notary
seal
✔✔acceptable identification when notarizing - ✔✔Personally known - satisfactory
evidence - sworn written statement of a credible witness that knows the notary - a
written statement of two credible witnesses - a DL - passport - foreign passport if the
doc is stamped by us immigration - out of state DL - military ID - inmate identification
card (after Jan 1, 1991) - a sworn, written statement from a sworn law enforcer - a US
Immigration ID card
✔✔it is not necessary for the notary to read every word, but they should have a good
idea of the doc - ✔✔true
, ✔✔if a doc does not have a notarial certificate, the signer must tell you which notarial
act the document requires - ✔✔true
✔✔how many basic elements required by law are contained in an oath? - ✔✔9
✔✔you may amend a doc after you have completed the notarization - ✔✔no
✔✔If someone does not have the proper identification you may take a sworn written
statement of credible witness or two - ✔✔true
✔✔when determining if a document signer is mentally comprehend and willing to
execute the doc you may want to ask the signer questions unrelated to the notarization -
✔✔true
✔✔when notarizing for a person who is blind, you are not required to read the document
to the doc signer - ✔✔false
✔✔when notarizing for a non-English speaker, the doc must be translated into a
language that the signer understands - ✔✔true
✔✔When notarizing for a person who is signing a document written in a foreign
language not understood by the notary, the notarial certificate must be completed in
English - ✔✔true
✔✔when notarizing for a person with a Power of Attorney it is the Notary's responsibility
to ensure the doc signer has power of attorney - ✔✔false
✔✔although as a notary you are bonded, you may still be held liable - ✔✔true
✔✔fl notaries are authorized by law to keep a journal of notary acts - ✔✔false
✔✔when using a journal, it is a good idea to complete the journal before the notarization
- ✔✔true
✔✔whose responsibility is it to investigate allegations of misconduct against a notary
public - ✔✔governor's office
✔✔the majority of complaints ~75% have to do with the presence law - ✔✔true
✔✔if a complaint allegation involves a criminal violation, the complain is referred to the
appropriate state Attorney's office for investigation - ✔✔true
