CALIFORNIA NOTARY EXAM PREP 2025/2026 – CA NOTARY PUBLIC LICENSING, STATE LAWS,
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California Notary Exam
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison? - ✔ANSWER 2-4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within how many
days? - ✔ANSWER 5 days
Are death certificates notarized? - ✔ANSWER No
Notary certificates are signed by - ✔ANSWER notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam - ✔ANSWER Every 4 years
Notaries can withhold services - ✔ANSWER -When they employer limits services to transactions
related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee - ✔ANSWER KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? - ✔ANSWER Power of attorney and trust
deed for real estate
An affirmation is - ✔ANSWER Legal equivalent of an oath but
,has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as an immigration c. consultant)
for per signature on a jurat? - ✔ANSWER $10
How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration application? - ✔ANSWER $10
How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney notary? - ✔ANSWER $10
Notaries obtain their seals from the - ✔ANSWER approved vendors or manufacturers
A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked...? - ✔ANSWER Did you sign as a witness? Did
the signer acknowledge their signing? Did the signer ask you to get the document notarized?
List notary actions - ✔ANSWER Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office, Acknowledgment
Credible witnesses must not - ✔ANSWER have a financial interest in the document
How much does a military notary charge? - ✔ANSWER No fees
A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is - ✔ANSWER guilty of a
misdemeanor
An employer of a notary can - ✔ANSWER Copy Journal entries of business generated documents in
front of the notary
A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days - ✔ANSWER 15
,The notary or security bond protects the: - ✔ANSWER public
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? - ✔ANSWER Homestead declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine? - ✔ANSWER $10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is up to ...? - ✔ANSWER
$1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty
up to - ✔ANSWER $2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: - ✔ANSWER Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your commission will expire: -
✔ANSWER 8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is - ✔ANSWER $0
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the - ✔ANSWER Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X signer - ✔ANSWER
One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within - ✔ANSWER 30 days
A commission is valid for ______ years: - ✔ANSWER 4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth - ✔ANSWER $15,000
, The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: - ✔ANSWER 4 years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past - ✔ANSWER 5 years
The only documents that do not require a seal are: - ✔ANSWER Subdivision maps
The county named in the Venue is where: - ✔ANSWER The signer personally appeared
If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed - ✔ANSWER use any finger, use left
thumb, and make a note of the problem
A notary seal mustBe photographically reproducible and contain an expiration date
Contain the state seal and "notary public"
Have a serrated or milled edge border - ✔ANSWER know
The most frequently completed form is: - ✔ANSWER the acknowledgment
Which items must always be put in the journal - ✔ANSWER Date, time, type of document, fees
The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to - ✔ANSWER identify a signer
Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary? - ✔ANSWER To view the making or the
acknowledging of the mark
You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. What must be included in your journal? -
✔ANSWER Signer's driver's license number
Type of Document
Notary fee
NOTARIAL ACTS LATEST VERSION FINAL PACK EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
100% CORRECT| GRADED A+| ASSURED 100% PASS
California Notary Exam
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison? - ✔ANSWER 2-4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within how many
days? - ✔ANSWER 5 days
Are death certificates notarized? - ✔ANSWER No
Notary certificates are signed by - ✔ANSWER notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam - ✔ANSWER Every 4 years
Notaries can withhold services - ✔ANSWER -When they employer limits services to transactions
related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee - ✔ANSWER KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? - ✔ANSWER Power of attorney and trust
deed for real estate
An affirmation is - ✔ANSWER Legal equivalent of an oath but
,has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as an immigration c. consultant)
for per signature on a jurat? - ✔ANSWER $10
How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration application? - ✔ANSWER $10
How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney notary? - ✔ANSWER $10
Notaries obtain their seals from the - ✔ANSWER approved vendors or manufacturers
A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked...? - ✔ANSWER Did you sign as a witness? Did
the signer acknowledge their signing? Did the signer ask you to get the document notarized?
List notary actions - ✔ANSWER Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office, Acknowledgment
Credible witnesses must not - ✔ANSWER have a financial interest in the document
How much does a military notary charge? - ✔ANSWER No fees
A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is - ✔ANSWER guilty of a
misdemeanor
An employer of a notary can - ✔ANSWER Copy Journal entries of business generated documents in
front of the notary
A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days - ✔ANSWER 15
,The notary or security bond protects the: - ✔ANSWER public
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? - ✔ANSWER Homestead declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine? - ✔ANSWER $10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is up to ...? - ✔ANSWER
$1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty
up to - ✔ANSWER $2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: - ✔ANSWER Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your commission will expire: -
✔ANSWER 8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is - ✔ANSWER $0
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the - ✔ANSWER Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X signer - ✔ANSWER
One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within - ✔ANSWER 30 days
A commission is valid for ______ years: - ✔ANSWER 4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth - ✔ANSWER $15,000
, The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: - ✔ANSWER 4 years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past - ✔ANSWER 5 years
The only documents that do not require a seal are: - ✔ANSWER Subdivision maps
The county named in the Venue is where: - ✔ANSWER The signer personally appeared
If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed - ✔ANSWER use any finger, use left
thumb, and make a note of the problem
A notary seal mustBe photographically reproducible and contain an expiration date
Contain the state seal and "notary public"
Have a serrated or milled edge border - ✔ANSWER know
The most frequently completed form is: - ✔ANSWER the acknowledgment
Which items must always be put in the journal - ✔ANSWER Date, time, type of document, fees
The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to - ✔ANSWER identify a signer
Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary? - ✔ANSWER To view the making or the
acknowledging of the mark
You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. What must be included in your journal? -
✔ANSWER Signer's driver's license number
Type of Document
Notary fee
