MONTANA NOTARY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
, True or False: When a notary takes an acknowledgement, the document must be
signed in the notary's presence. - ANSWERSFalse
If a notarial certificate reads, "This record was signed and sworn before me by John
Customer on 1/1/22" the notary must perform:
A. An Acknowledgement notarial act
B. Witness a signature notarial act
C. Verification upon oath or affirmation - ANSWERSC. Verification upon oath or
affirmation
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to notarize a document written in a foreign
language. - ANSWERSTrue
True or False: A traditional Montana notary is allowed to record notarial acts only in a
tamper-evident electronic journal. - ANSWERSFalse
True or False: If an individual is unable to sign with an 'X' due to a physical disability, he
or she can instruct the notary to sign on his or her behalf. - ANSWERSFalse
A venue on a notarial certificate lists the state and the county where the:
A. Document needs to be recorded
B. The notary is commissioned
C. The signer lives (his or her resident address)
D. None of the above - ANSWERSD. None of the above
True or False: A Montana notary is required by law to read the document word for word
before performing the notarial act. - ANSWERSFalse
True or False: A notary can use a credible witness to identify a signer only if the notary
personally knows the credible witness. - ANSWERSFalse
If a notary charges fees for notarial acts, then the notary must display a sign listing the
notarial fees that he/she charges. The fee sign must be in what language?
A. Fees can be displayed in any language the notary speaks
B. Displaying a notarial fee sign in Montana is optional
C. The fees must be displayed in English - ANSWERSC. The fees must be displayed in
English
The maximum allowable fees a Montana notary can charge for taking an
acknowledgement , certifying a copy, witnessing a signature, administering a verification
upon oath, administering verbal oaths, or certifying a copy of a photograph is -
A. $5.00
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
, True or False: When a notary takes an acknowledgement, the document must be
signed in the notary's presence. - ANSWERSFalse
If a notarial certificate reads, "This record was signed and sworn before me by John
Customer on 1/1/22" the notary must perform:
A. An Acknowledgement notarial act
B. Witness a signature notarial act
C. Verification upon oath or affirmation - ANSWERSC. Verification upon oath or
affirmation
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to notarize a document written in a foreign
language. - ANSWERSTrue
True or False: A traditional Montana notary is allowed to record notarial acts only in a
tamper-evident electronic journal. - ANSWERSFalse
True or False: If an individual is unable to sign with an 'X' due to a physical disability, he
or she can instruct the notary to sign on his or her behalf. - ANSWERSFalse
A venue on a notarial certificate lists the state and the county where the:
A. Document needs to be recorded
B. The notary is commissioned
C. The signer lives (his or her resident address)
D. None of the above - ANSWERSD. None of the above
True or False: A Montana notary is required by law to read the document word for word
before performing the notarial act. - ANSWERSFalse
True or False: A notary can use a credible witness to identify a signer only if the notary
personally knows the credible witness. - ANSWERSFalse
If a notary charges fees for notarial acts, then the notary must display a sign listing the
notarial fees that he/she charges. The fee sign must be in what language?
A. Fees can be displayed in any language the notary speaks
B. Displaying a notarial fee sign in Montana is optional
C. The fees must be displayed in English - ANSWERSC. The fees must be displayed in
English
The maximum allowable fees a Montana notary can charge for taking an
acknowledgement , certifying a copy, witnessing a signature, administering a verification
upon oath, administering verbal oaths, or certifying a copy of a photograph is -
A. $5.00
