LOUISIANA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2026/ 2027 TEST BANK WITH
COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
A property owner signs a document transferring an immovable to her
son. The document is signed before a Louisiana notary and two
witnesses. However, the notary forgets to place the typed name beneath
one witness's signature. What is the effect on the authenticity of the act?
A. The act automatically becomes invalid
B. The act remains authentic
C. The act becomes an act under private signature
D. The act must be signed again – Correct Answer - B
Civil Code art. 1833 requires the signatures of the parties, witnesses, and
notary for an authentic act, but failure to place the typed or hand-printed
name beneath a signature does not affect validity or authenticity.
A notary is asked to authenticate a private contract. The signer
acknowledges that the signature is his, but only one witness is present.
What should the notary recognize?
A. The contract as an authentic act
B. The contract without witnesses
C. The acknowledgment as defective
D. The contract as a recorded instrument – Correct Answer - C
pg. 1
,An act under private signature may be acknowledged before a notary in
the presence of two witnesses under Civil Code art. 1836.
A seller executes a deed but states that he is married when the instrument
actually requires disclosure of his current marital status. Which issue
should receive particular attention?
A. The notary's handwriting style
B. The buyer's occupation
C. The seller's marital information
D. The witnesses' mailing addresses – Correct Answer - C
Louisiana law identifies marital status and, when applicable, the full
name of the present spouse as information required in recorded
instruments of the relevant type.
A recorded instrument identifies a party's Social Security number using
all nine digits. Which approach is consistent with Louisiana's recorded-
instrument provisions?
A. Use the first four digits
B. Omit every identification number
C. Use the last four digits when required
D. Substitute the witness's number – Correct Answer - C
Article 3352 identifies the last four digits of the applicable Social
Security or taxpayer identification number as the required information
for the relevant recorded instrument.
pg. 2
,A person signs a power of attorney under private signature and later
acknowledges the signature before a notary and two witnesses. What is
the principal legal effect of the acknowledgment?
A. It makes the document prima facie genuine
B. It automatically creates an authentic act
C. It eliminates all statutory requirements
D. It makes recording unnecessary – Correct Answer - A
Under Civil Code art. 1836, acknowledgment causes an act under
private signature to be regarded prima facie as the true and genuine act
of the signer, but does not substitute for an authentic act where one is
legally required.
A notary calculates a statutory transaction amount using three
installments of $2,750 each plus a $1,400 balance. What is the total?
A. $8,650
B. $9,150
C. $9,650
D. $10,050 – Correct Answer - C
$2,750 × 3 = $8,250; $8,250 + $1,400 = $9,650.
A document requires an authentic act. The notary has the signer and two
witnesses present, but one witness refuses to sign after the signer has
executed the document. What should happen?
pg. 3
, A. Complete the act without that witness
B. Have the signer waive the witness
C. Obtain the required witness signature
D. Replace the notary's signature – Correct Answer - C
An authentic act requires the required signatures of the parties,
witnesses, and notary.
A notary is asked to certify a copy of an authentic act that the same
notary previously passed. The copy accurately reproduces the original.
What authority is most directly relevant?
A. Authority to certify certain true copies
B. Authority to rewrite the original
C. Authority to change the parties
D. Authority to alter recorded instruments – Correct Answer - A
Louisiana law expressly authorizes qualified notaries to certify true
copies of authentic acts and certain instruments passed before or
acknowledged before them.
A notary calculates three equal installments of $3,275 plus a $1,850 final
payment. What is the total?
A. $10,075
B. $11,675
C. $12,075
D. $12,425 – Correct Answer - C
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EXAM NEWEST 2026/ 2027 TEST BANK WITH
COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
A property owner signs a document transferring an immovable to her
son. The document is signed before a Louisiana notary and two
witnesses. However, the notary forgets to place the typed name beneath
one witness's signature. What is the effect on the authenticity of the act?
A. The act automatically becomes invalid
B. The act remains authentic
C. The act becomes an act under private signature
D. The act must be signed again – Correct Answer - B
Civil Code art. 1833 requires the signatures of the parties, witnesses, and
notary for an authentic act, but failure to place the typed or hand-printed
name beneath a signature does not affect validity or authenticity.
A notary is asked to authenticate a private contract. The signer
acknowledges that the signature is his, but only one witness is present.
What should the notary recognize?
A. The contract as an authentic act
B. The contract without witnesses
C. The acknowledgment as defective
D. The contract as a recorded instrument – Correct Answer - C
pg. 1
,An act under private signature may be acknowledged before a notary in
the presence of two witnesses under Civil Code art. 1836.
A seller executes a deed but states that he is married when the instrument
actually requires disclosure of his current marital status. Which issue
should receive particular attention?
A. The notary's handwriting style
B. The buyer's occupation
C. The seller's marital information
D. The witnesses' mailing addresses – Correct Answer - C
Louisiana law identifies marital status and, when applicable, the full
name of the present spouse as information required in recorded
instruments of the relevant type.
A recorded instrument identifies a party's Social Security number using
all nine digits. Which approach is consistent with Louisiana's recorded-
instrument provisions?
A. Use the first four digits
B. Omit every identification number
C. Use the last four digits when required
D. Substitute the witness's number – Correct Answer - C
Article 3352 identifies the last four digits of the applicable Social
Security or taxpayer identification number as the required information
for the relevant recorded instrument.
pg. 2
,A person signs a power of attorney under private signature and later
acknowledges the signature before a notary and two witnesses. What is
the principal legal effect of the acknowledgment?
A. It makes the document prima facie genuine
B. It automatically creates an authentic act
C. It eliminates all statutory requirements
D. It makes recording unnecessary – Correct Answer - A
Under Civil Code art. 1836, acknowledgment causes an act under
private signature to be regarded prima facie as the true and genuine act
of the signer, but does not substitute for an authentic act where one is
legally required.
A notary calculates a statutory transaction amount using three
installments of $2,750 each plus a $1,400 balance. What is the total?
A. $8,650
B. $9,150
C. $9,650
D. $10,050 – Correct Answer - C
$2,750 × 3 = $8,250; $8,250 + $1,400 = $9,650.
A document requires an authentic act. The notary has the signer and two
witnesses present, but one witness refuses to sign after the signer has
executed the document. What should happen?
pg. 3
, A. Complete the act without that witness
B. Have the signer waive the witness
C. Obtain the required witness signature
D. Replace the notary's signature – Correct Answer - C
An authentic act requires the required signatures of the parties,
witnesses, and notary.
A notary is asked to certify a copy of an authentic act that the same
notary previously passed. The copy accurately reproduces the original.
What authority is most directly relevant?
A. Authority to certify certain true copies
B. Authority to rewrite the original
C. Authority to change the parties
D. Authority to alter recorded instruments – Correct Answer - A
Louisiana law expressly authorizes qualified notaries to certify true
copies of authentic acts and certain instruments passed before or
acknowledged before them.
A notary calculates three equal installments of $3,275 plus a $1,850 final
payment. What is the total?
A. $10,075
B. $11,675
C. $12,075
D. $12,425 – Correct Answer - C
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