Complete Solutions You may notarize the signature of a subscribing witness only if: - ANSWER-The subscribing witness saw the principal signer sign the document.
For traveling to perform a notarization, you may charge: - ANSWER-$10 per hour for travel between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., with a two-hour minimum.
You may identify document signers using: - ANSWER-Your own personal knowledge of the signer's identity.
If preprinted notarial wording names two signers but only one is present before you: - ANSWER-You must line through the absent signer's name and initial the change.
You are asked to drive to a signer's home and arrive at 8 p.m. You leave home at 5 p.m.
and arrive right on time. For this first leg of your trip, you may charge a travel fee of: - ANSWER-$45
If the word "acknowledged" appears in the notarial wording on the document, you need to perform: - ANSWER-An acknowledgement.
Ways to protect yourself from liability include: - ANSWER-All of the above.
If the words "subscribing witness" appears in the notarial wording on the document, you need to perform: - ANSWER-A subscribing-witness jurat.
If a Notary is found guilty of official misconduct: - ANSWER-The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the Notary's appointment.
If a complaint is filed against a Notary, the Notary must respond within: - ANSWER-30 days.
A Notary Public is: - ANSWER-An impartial witness.
The state and county that appear at the beginning of the notarial wording are called: - ANSWER-The venue.
You may certify a copy of: - ANSWER-A high school diploma. If a Notary-employee makes a mistake while notarizing for an employer, for any damages that result: - ANSWER-Both the Notary and the employer may be liable.
You may charge an additional fee for travel if: - ANSWER-All of the above are true.
If a signer presents an already-signed document with notarial wording for an acknowledgment on it: - ANSWER-The signer must verbally acknowledge that the signature is his or hers.
You must keep each of your journals: - ANSWER-For at least seven years after you cease to be a Notary.
If a document presented for notarization has no notarial wording: - ANSWER-The signer
must choose what notarial wording is needed with no assistance from you.
Your Notary journal must: - ANSWER-Meet all of the above criteria.
The preprinted notarial wording on a document includes the phrase "Notary Public in and for the county of _________ , state of __________." This phrase is asking for the county and state: - ANSWER-In which you are commissioned.
You must complete notarial wording: - ANSWER-Whenever you notarize someone's signature.
The notarial wording: - ANSWER-Does all of the above.
In addition to your official signature and stamp, all notarial wording must include: - ANSWER-The name of the person for whom the notarial act was performed.
In addition to your official signature and stamp, all notarial wording must include: - ANSWER-All of the above.
If a signer presents an ID card issued to "Jeff Sharp" but is named in his document as "Jeffrey Sharp," you must: - ANSWER-Refuse to perform the notarization: The ID card doesn't sufficiently identify the signer.
The venue on the notarial wording always appears: - ANSWER-In the upper left-hand corner.
If a signer presents an already-signed document with notarial wording for a standard jurat on it: - ANSWER-The signer must re-sign the document in your presence.
Jenny Walker tells you she needs a certified copy of a handwritten personal letter. In order for you to do so: - ANSWER-You must add or attach notarial wording for a certified copy.