CALIFORNIA NOTARY PRACTICE EXAM 1
1. Upon termination or resignation from employment with the military and naval
reservations what must happen: Notify the CA Sec of state, notary journalsand records
delivered to county clerk with in 30 days of terminiation and seal destroyed
2. Where must an oath and bond be filed: In the county where the notarymaintains place of
business
3. What is the infraction for not processing an address change in a timelyfashion: $500
4. How must a notary let the secretary of state know of an business or residential address
change: with in 30 days of the address change the notary mustsend the information by certified
mail
5. What addresses must be provided to the CA sec of state: Both Business andResidence
addresses
6. Is there a charge to a notary for a name change: No charge but a new oathand amendment
to the bond with in 30 days of amended commission
7. What must a notary do in the event of a written request from the CA sec of state: respond
with receipt within 30days by certified mail or physical delivery ofreceiving the written
request. IF certified copies of the journal are requested then they must be provided in the
timeframe requested by the CA sec of state
8. A private Employee Notary agreement is where: an employer may pay for thecost of the
notary and fees remitted to employer, If employer pays bond then notaryis limited to employer
acts of notary. Notary can notarized on his own outside of business as well
9. How many journals can be active at one time: 1
10. Who must secure the journal: notary
11. Can a journal be inspected and copied: yes if the request in in writing toinclude the
Name of parties Type of document
Month and Year of notarial act Notary must respond with in 15 days
May charge up to $.30 per line copied
12. Can an employer request to see the entire joural: No only the entries thatpertain to the
employer
13. Can a journal be surrendered to anyone: Only a peace officer with reasonablesuspicion that
the journal contains evidence of a criminal offense and who is investigating that offense. The
notary MUST obtain a receipt for the journal and MUST notify the CA Sec of State within 10
days
14. If journal is lost, stolen misplaced destroyed or damaged or rendered unusable then:
Notary MUST notify the CA Sec of State IMMEDIALTY by certifiedor registered mail or
, physical delivery
15. If journal is lost, stolen misplaced destroyed or damaged or rendered unusable when
notifying the CA Sec of state letter must contain: Dates coverfor journal entries
notary commission expiration datenotary commission number
if applicable a photo copy of a policy report of theft
16. If notary resigns, is disqualified or removed from office then: journals and all records must
be delivered to county clerk in 30 days
17. Eligibility for appointment: CA resident at time of appointmentMust be 18 years of age
Complete a course approved by CA Secretary of StatePass written test
Pass Background check via fingerprints
18. What is needed for a background check: submitting fingerprints to the CA DOJwithin one
year of the exam
19. What is one requirement for becoming a notary in CA: Being a CA residentat the time of
application
20. Who prescribes the Notary Exam: CA Secretary of State
21. What may be a disqualifying crime on an application for a notary: a felony or a lesser
offense involving moral turpitude or a nature of incompatible with the dutiesof a notary
22. What must an applicant disclose on the notary application: all arrests forwhich trial is
pending and convictions regardless of where and when
23. Failure to disclose any conviction or arrests or misstatements may: begrounds for denial
of appointment
24. Appointment of a notary public must be: complete without any omission ormisstatement
25. What is the term of a comission: 4 years
26. What is the commencement date of a notary's commission: The commence-ment date on the
commission by the CA Sec of State
27. A Person cannot service as a notary public until both: Oath and Bond havebeen filed with
the county clerk with 30 days of commencement date
28. What is the jurisdiction of a California Notary: All of California
29. How much must the Surety bond be in California: $15000
30. Where must the surety bond of $15000 be filed: in the county of principalbusiness is
located
31. What is the purpose of the surety bond: to provide limited funds to reimbursemembers of
the public who are damaged by the notary's misconduct
32. Who is liable for civil action for ALL damages sustained by the notary'smisconduct: The
notary and Surety named on the bond
1. Upon termination or resignation from employment with the military and naval
reservations what must happen: Notify the CA Sec of state, notary journalsand records
delivered to county clerk with in 30 days of terminiation and seal destroyed
2. Where must an oath and bond be filed: In the county where the notarymaintains place of
business
3. What is the infraction for not processing an address change in a timelyfashion: $500
4. How must a notary let the secretary of state know of an business or residential address
change: with in 30 days of the address change the notary mustsend the information by certified
5. What addresses must be provided to the CA sec of state: Both Business andResidence
addresses
6. Is there a charge to a notary for a name change: No charge but a new oathand amendment
to the bond with in 30 days of amended commission
7. What must a notary do in the event of a written request from the CA sec of state: respond
with receipt within 30days by certified mail or physical delivery ofreceiving the written
request. IF certified copies of the journal are requested then they must be provided in the
timeframe requested by the CA sec of state
8. A private Employee Notary agreement is where: an employer may pay for thecost of the
notary and fees remitted to employer, If employer pays bond then notaryis limited to employer
acts of notary. Notary can notarized on his own outside of business as well
9. How many journals can be active at one time: 1
10. Who must secure the journal: notary
11. Can a journal be inspected and copied: yes if the request in in writing toinclude the
Name of parties Type of document
Month and Year of notarial act Notary must respond with in 15 days
May charge up to $.30 per line copied
12. Can an employer request to see the entire joural: No only the entries thatpertain to the
employer
13. Can a journal be surrendered to anyone: Only a peace officer with reasonablesuspicion that
the journal contains evidence of a criminal offense and who is investigating that offense. The
notary MUST obtain a receipt for the journal and MUST notify the CA Sec of State within 10
days
14. If journal is lost, stolen misplaced destroyed or damaged or rendered unusable then:
Notary MUST notify the CA Sec of State IMMEDIALTY by certifiedor registered mail or
, physical delivery
15. If journal is lost, stolen misplaced destroyed or damaged or rendered unusable when
notifying the CA Sec of state letter must contain: Dates coverfor journal entries
notary commission expiration datenotary commission number
if applicable a photo copy of a policy report of theft
16. If notary resigns, is disqualified or removed from office then: journals and all records must
be delivered to county clerk in 30 days
17. Eligibility for appointment: CA resident at time of appointmentMust be 18 years of age
Complete a course approved by CA Secretary of StatePass written test
Pass Background check via fingerprints
18. What is needed for a background check: submitting fingerprints to the CA DOJwithin one
year of the exam
19. What is one requirement for becoming a notary in CA: Being a CA residentat the time of
application
20. Who prescribes the Notary Exam: CA Secretary of State
21. What may be a disqualifying crime on an application for a notary: a felony or a lesser
offense involving moral turpitude or a nature of incompatible with the dutiesof a notary
22. What must an applicant disclose on the notary application: all arrests forwhich trial is
pending and convictions regardless of where and when
23. Failure to disclose any conviction or arrests or misstatements may: begrounds for denial
of appointment
24. Appointment of a notary public must be: complete without any omission ormisstatement
25. What is the term of a comission: 4 years
26. What is the commencement date of a notary's commission: The commence-ment date on the
commission by the CA Sec of State
27. A Person cannot service as a notary public until both: Oath and Bond havebeen filed with
the county clerk with 30 days of commencement date
28. What is the jurisdiction of a California Notary: All of California
29. How much must the Surety bond be in California: $15000
30. Where must the surety bond of $15000 be filed: in the county of principalbusiness is
located
31. What is the purpose of the surety bond: to provide limited funds to reimbursemembers of
the public who are damaged by the notary's misconduct
32. Who is liable for civil action for ALL damages sustained by the notary'smisconduct: The
notary and Surety named on the bond
