FLORIDA NOTARY REVIEW 2026 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What must the credible witness swear to under oath - ✔✔-signer is the person
named in the document
-credible witness personally knows signer
-it would be difficult or impossible for signer to get another form of ID
-credible witness does not have financial interest in the document and is not named in
the document
✔✔Who needs to know who in the case of needing two credible witnesses - ✔✔-Both
credible witnesses need to know the signer
-Notary does not need to know either of the credible witnesses
✔✔What needs to be entered into notarial journal at the time of notarization - ✔✔-date
and time the notary performed the service
-Type of act performed
-character of instrument sworn, affirmed, acknowledged or proved
-Signature of each person whose signature is being notarized
-whether the identity of signer was based on satisfactory evidence
-fee charged
-right hand thumbprint if document was title related OR for power of attorney
, ✔✔How must a notary record the signature of multiple documents - ✔✔-separate line
items for each document notarized
✔✔What must be recorded for each piece of identification that satisfies satisfactory
evidence - ✔✔-Type of ID
-Government agency that issued ID
-serial number or ID number
-date ID was issued or expires
✔✔Whose ID should be recorded in the case of one or two credible witnesses - ✔✔both
witnesses identification is needed
✔✔What sorts of real estate documents do not require a thumbprint - ✔✔reconveyance
documents, decree of foreclosure, nonjudicial foreclosure
✔✔What is an acknowledgment - ✔✔notarial certificate attached to a document when
notary confirms the identity of the singer and the singer acknowledges being the signer
of the document
✔✔What does notary certify under penalty of perjury with certificate of
acknowledgment? - ✔✔-signer personally appeared
-identity of the signer
-signer acknowledged signing the document
✔✔For an acknowledgement, does the document need to be signed in front of the
notary? - ✔✔NO.
✔✔When is a notary allowed to complete an out of state acknowledgment that will be
used in another state or territory. What should be done if this person has to certify the
signers role? - ✔✔When the notary doesnt have to confirm the signers representational
status within a corporation/business.
If notary has to certify the signers role, the notary must insert the california form
✔✔What is a venue statement - ✔✔statement establishes where the acknowledgment
and signer personally appeared before the notary. County will always be the county
where they appeared
✔✔What is a Jurat - ✔✔certificate attached to a document when a person signs a
document and swears under oath or affirms that the contents of the document are true
and correct
✔✔What verbage does a Jurat include - ✔✔sworn to or affirmed
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What must the credible witness swear to under oath - ✔✔-signer is the person
named in the document
-credible witness personally knows signer
-it would be difficult or impossible for signer to get another form of ID
-credible witness does not have financial interest in the document and is not named in
the document
✔✔Who needs to know who in the case of needing two credible witnesses - ✔✔-Both
credible witnesses need to know the signer
-Notary does not need to know either of the credible witnesses
✔✔What needs to be entered into notarial journal at the time of notarization - ✔✔-date
and time the notary performed the service
-Type of act performed
-character of instrument sworn, affirmed, acknowledged or proved
-Signature of each person whose signature is being notarized
-whether the identity of signer was based on satisfactory evidence
-fee charged
-right hand thumbprint if document was title related OR for power of attorney
, ✔✔How must a notary record the signature of multiple documents - ✔✔-separate line
items for each document notarized
✔✔What must be recorded for each piece of identification that satisfies satisfactory
evidence - ✔✔-Type of ID
-Government agency that issued ID
-serial number or ID number
-date ID was issued or expires
✔✔Whose ID should be recorded in the case of one or two credible witnesses - ✔✔both
witnesses identification is needed
✔✔What sorts of real estate documents do not require a thumbprint - ✔✔reconveyance
documents, decree of foreclosure, nonjudicial foreclosure
✔✔What is an acknowledgment - ✔✔notarial certificate attached to a document when
notary confirms the identity of the singer and the singer acknowledges being the signer
of the document
✔✔What does notary certify under penalty of perjury with certificate of
acknowledgment? - ✔✔-signer personally appeared
-identity of the signer
-signer acknowledged signing the document
✔✔For an acknowledgement, does the document need to be signed in front of the
notary? - ✔✔NO.
✔✔When is a notary allowed to complete an out of state acknowledgment that will be
used in another state or territory. What should be done if this person has to certify the
signers role? - ✔✔When the notary doesnt have to confirm the signers representational
status within a corporation/business.
If notary has to certify the signers role, the notary must insert the california form
✔✔What is a venue statement - ✔✔statement establishes where the acknowledgment
and signer personally appeared before the notary. County will always be the county
where they appeared
✔✔What is a Jurat - ✔✔certificate attached to a document when a person signs a
document and swears under oath or affirms that the contents of the document are true
and correct
✔✔What verbage does a Jurat include - ✔✔sworn to or affirmed