FLORIDA NOTARY EXAM TEST PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔a notary public may lawfully
a. execute an acknowledgement to a will
b. take an acknowledgment to a legal instrument in which he has financial interest
c. take the acknowledgment of his constituent
d. take the acknowledgment of a third party
e. none of the above - ✔✔c (take the acknowledgment of his constituent)
✔✔a notary public is NOT permitted to administer an oath to
a. military officer
b. public official
c. a member of his family
d. himself
e. all of the above - ✔✔d (himself)
✔✔when an appointee does not file his oath of office within the specified time period
a. his appointment is revoked
b. his fee is refunded
c. he cannot apply for a new appointment for at least six months
d. he is required to pass another examination for the same appointment
e. he is guilty of a misdemeanor - ✔✔a ( appointment is revoked)
✔✔all persons commissioned as notaries public
a, must be native born citizens
b. must have high school diplomas
c. are commissioned at the discretion of secretary of state
d. must have some legal background
e. all of the above - ✔✔c (commissioned at the discretion of secretary of state
✔✔an ATTESTATION is performed by a
a. deponent
b. witness
c. attorney
d. litigant
e. notary public - ✔✔b (witness)
✔✔a notary public cannot give legal advice except for when
a. makes known the fact that he is not an attorney
b. does not collect a fee
c. has a law degree
d. finds it necessary to properly perform his duties as notary
e. none of the above - ✔✔e (none of these)
, ✔✔a JURAT is added to
a. certificate
b. affidavit
c. certificate of authority
d. attestation
e. affirmation - ✔✔b (affidavit)
✔✔a person who receives services from a notary public is properly termed as
a. client
b. bearer
c. advocate
d. constituent
e. customer - ✔✔d (constituent)
✔✔a person who has failed to reapply for appointment on account of enlistment in the
armed forces, must apply for reappointment within _____ after military discharge
a. 30 days
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
d. 1 year
e. 2 years - ✔✔d (1 year)
✔✔no person may be appointed as a notary public who has been convicted of a felony
a. in any state or territory of the US
b. in the county of jurisdiction
c. in any county within the state
d. in the state, if the conviction occurred after the age of 21
e. in any place in the world - ✔✔a ( in any state or territory of the US)
✔✔which of the following is a legal impediment to a person being appointed to the office
of notary public?
a. illegally using or carrying a pistol
b. receiving or having criminal possession of stolen property
c. unlawful possession of a habit forming narcotic drug
d. unlawfully entering a bulding
e. all of the above - ✔✔e (all of the above)
✔✔which of the following is true of a town official appointed as a notary public
a. the notary may not retain the fees collected
b. expenses of his appointment is not a proper town charge
c. only non-elected officials may be appointed notaries
d. fees collected for notarial services performed for the general public must be split with
the town
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔a notary public may lawfully
a. execute an acknowledgement to a will
b. take an acknowledgment to a legal instrument in which he has financial interest
c. take the acknowledgment of his constituent
d. take the acknowledgment of a third party
e. none of the above - ✔✔c (take the acknowledgment of his constituent)
✔✔a notary public is NOT permitted to administer an oath to
a. military officer
b. public official
c. a member of his family
d. himself
e. all of the above - ✔✔d (himself)
✔✔when an appointee does not file his oath of office within the specified time period
a. his appointment is revoked
b. his fee is refunded
c. he cannot apply for a new appointment for at least six months
d. he is required to pass another examination for the same appointment
e. he is guilty of a misdemeanor - ✔✔a ( appointment is revoked)
✔✔all persons commissioned as notaries public
a, must be native born citizens
b. must have high school diplomas
c. are commissioned at the discretion of secretary of state
d. must have some legal background
e. all of the above - ✔✔c (commissioned at the discretion of secretary of state
✔✔an ATTESTATION is performed by a
a. deponent
b. witness
c. attorney
d. litigant
e. notary public - ✔✔b (witness)
✔✔a notary public cannot give legal advice except for when
a. makes known the fact that he is not an attorney
b. does not collect a fee
c. has a law degree
d. finds it necessary to properly perform his duties as notary
e. none of the above - ✔✔e (none of these)
, ✔✔a JURAT is added to
a. certificate
b. affidavit
c. certificate of authority
d. attestation
e. affirmation - ✔✔b (affidavit)
✔✔a person who receives services from a notary public is properly termed as
a. client
b. bearer
c. advocate
d. constituent
e. customer - ✔✔d (constituent)
✔✔a person who has failed to reapply for appointment on account of enlistment in the
armed forces, must apply for reappointment within _____ after military discharge
a. 30 days
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
d. 1 year
e. 2 years - ✔✔d (1 year)
✔✔no person may be appointed as a notary public who has been convicted of a felony
a. in any state or territory of the US
b. in the county of jurisdiction
c. in any county within the state
d. in the state, if the conviction occurred after the age of 21
e. in any place in the world - ✔✔a ( in any state or territory of the US)
✔✔which of the following is a legal impediment to a person being appointed to the office
of notary public?
a. illegally using or carrying a pistol
b. receiving or having criminal possession of stolen property
c. unlawful possession of a habit forming narcotic drug
d. unlawfully entering a bulding
e. all of the above - ✔✔e (all of the above)
✔✔which of the following is true of a town official appointed as a notary public
a. the notary may not retain the fees collected
b. expenses of his appointment is not a proper town charge
c. only non-elected officials may be appointed notaries
d. fees collected for notarial services performed for the general public must be split with
the town
