CALIFORNIA NOTARY PUBLIC KEY CONCEPTS
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ What is a possible penalty for committing perjury?
Answer: Any of the above
◉ How many days do you have to take your oath after the
commencement date?
Answer: 30 days
◉ How long does the state have to respond to a new Certificate of
Authorization request?
Answer: 5 days
◉ Which agency gives the new certificate for a Notary Public?
Answer: Secretary of State
◉ What is prohibited when referring to notaries?
Answer: Using the words notario publico
◉ What is the consequence of knowingly notarizing fraudulent real
estate documents?
, Answer: Felony
◉ Are death certificates notarized?
Answer: No
◉ What can a subscribing witness bring you?
Answer: Homestead Declaration
◉ What is the penalty for stating a known false fact as true?
Answer: $10,000
◉ How many credible witnesses are needed?
Answer: None of the above
◉ When do you officially become a notary?
Answer: When your oath and bond are filed
◉ What shape may a notary stamp be?
Answer: Rectangular
◉ What could be the size of a notary stamp?
Answer: 1 inch by 2½ inches
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ What is a possible penalty for committing perjury?
Answer: Any of the above
◉ How many days do you have to take your oath after the
commencement date?
Answer: 30 days
◉ How long does the state have to respond to a new Certificate of
Authorization request?
Answer: 5 days
◉ Which agency gives the new certificate for a Notary Public?
Answer: Secretary of State
◉ What is prohibited when referring to notaries?
Answer: Using the words notario publico
◉ What is the consequence of knowingly notarizing fraudulent real
estate documents?
, Answer: Felony
◉ Are death certificates notarized?
Answer: No
◉ What can a subscribing witness bring you?
Answer: Homestead Declaration
◉ What is the penalty for stating a known false fact as true?
Answer: $10,000
◉ How many credible witnesses are needed?
Answer: None of the above
◉ When do you officially become a notary?
Answer: When your oath and bond are filed
◉ What shape may a notary stamp be?
Answer: Rectangular
◉ What could be the size of a notary stamp?
Answer: 1 inch by 2½ inches