Notary Exam 2022/2023 Practice Questions and Answers

If a Notary identifies a signer through proper ID but forgets to put the information in her journal, she would be fined for? - ANSWER-750 Aaron has filed his Oath of Office and bond with the county recorder's office where he holds his principal place of business. Aaron is under oath for the duration of his commission to follow all Notary laws as a result. If Arron falsifies a statement, verbally or in writing, he may be found guilty of: - ANSWER-Forgery A Proof of Execution by Subscribing Witness may be used for which one of these documents? - ANSWER-Trustee's Deed Stella just got married and she and her husband are buying a house in San Francisco. The deal closed earlier than expected and Stella has not received her new driver's license with her new name, Stella Brown. Yet, their loan documents indicate her new married name. What can she do? - ANSWER-Stella may use two credible witnesses that she knows but who do not know the Notary Which one does not need a thumbprint? - ANSWER-Deed of Reconveyance (Quit Claim Deed, Power of Attorney, and Deed of Trust all need a thumbprint) A Subscribing Witness appears at a notary's office and asks them to notarize their signature. The Notary can notarize the document if_______. Fill in the blank. - ANSWER-The Subscribing Witness also brought a credible witness When a Notary moves to a new county, he must: - ANSWER-Inform the SOS of his new address. What year did mandatory education for notaries become a law? - ANSWER-July 1, 2005 Maria is a commissioned notary public, her principal place of business is in Truckee, California. Accordingly, Maria filed her oath and bond at the Nevada County Clerk's office in Nevada County, California. Maria often travels to South Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, to perform notarial acts for residents there. Her friend Patrick asks her to come to his home in Stateline, Nevada, to perform an acknowledgment on a document to be filed in El Dorado County. - ANSWER-Maria must refuse to perform the acknowledgement in the State of Nevada