MONTANA NOTARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
True or False: When a notary takes an acknowledgement, the document must be
signed in the notary's presence. - Answer -False
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 - Answer -C. Verification upon oath or
affirmation
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to notarize a document written in a foreign
language. - Answer -True
True or False: A traditional Montana notary is allowed to record notarial acts only in a
tamper-evident electronic journal. - Answer -False
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. - Answer -False
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 - Answer -D. 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. - Answer -False
True or False: A notary can use a credible witness to identify a signer only if the notary
personally knows the credible witness. - Answer -False
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 - Answer -C. 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
B. $10.00
, C. $15.00
D. Montana law allows notaries to charge reasonable fees as long as the customer
agrees to the fees in advance. - Answer -B. $10.00
True or False: The satisfactory evidence is the only method allowed by law to identify a
signer. - Answer -False
A notarial certificate that conforms to Montana notary law must include which of the
following elements?
A. The venue
B. The notary's stamp
C. The notary's official signature
D. A statement of particulars
E. All the above - Answer -E. All the above
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to perform traditional notarial acts only in
the state of Montana. - Answer -False
True or False: A notary is required to retain a journal for five years from the date of last
entry. - Answer -False
True or False: A notary must report a lost notary stamp to the Secretary of State's
Office. - Answer -True
True or False: A notary may decline to notarize a document that does not include a
notarial certificate. - Answer -True
True or False: A Montana notary is only allowed to keep one journal at a time. - Answer
-False
True or False: Administering a verbal oath is the same as a verification upon oath. -
Answer -False
Which of the following is NOT a Montana notary's responsibility when notarizing a
document?
A. Reviewing the document for blank spaces
B. Making sure the document is legal
C. Determining the type of notarial act to be performed by reading the notarial certificate
printed on the document
D. Determining the signer's competency
E. Determining if the signer is signing willingly and without any coercion - Answer -C.
Determining the type of notarial act to be performed by reading the notarial certificate
printed on the document
True or False: The venue on the notarial certificate (State of..., County of...) is required
to be recorded in the notary's journal. - Answer -False
True or False: When a notary takes an acknowledgement, the document must be
signed in the notary's presence. - Answer -False
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 - Answer -C. Verification upon oath or
affirmation
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to notarize a document written in a foreign
language. - Answer -True
True or False: A traditional Montana notary is allowed to record notarial acts only in a
tamper-evident electronic journal. - Answer -False
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. - Answer -False
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 - Answer -D. 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. - Answer -False
True or False: A notary can use a credible witness to identify a signer only if the notary
personally knows the credible witness. - Answer -False
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 - Answer -C. 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
B. $10.00
, C. $15.00
D. Montana law allows notaries to charge reasonable fees as long as the customer
agrees to the fees in advance. - Answer -B. $10.00
True or False: The satisfactory evidence is the only method allowed by law to identify a
signer. - Answer -False
A notarial certificate that conforms to Montana notary law must include which of the
following elements?
A. The venue
B. The notary's stamp
C. The notary's official signature
D. A statement of particulars
E. All the above - Answer -E. All the above
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to perform traditional notarial acts only in
the state of Montana. - Answer -False
True or False: A notary is required to retain a journal for five years from the date of last
entry. - Answer -False
True or False: A notary must report a lost notary stamp to the Secretary of State's
Office. - Answer -True
True or False: A notary may decline to notarize a document that does not include a
notarial certificate. - Answer -True
True or False: A Montana notary is only allowed to keep one journal at a time. - Answer
-False
True or False: Administering a verbal oath is the same as a verification upon oath. -
Answer -False
Which of the following is NOT a Montana notary's responsibility when notarizing a
document?
A. Reviewing the document for blank spaces
B. Making sure the document is legal
C. Determining the type of notarial act to be performed by reading the notarial certificate
printed on the document
D. Determining the signer's competency
E. Determining if the signer is signing willingly and without any coercion - Answer -C.
Determining the type of notarial act to be performed by reading the notarial certificate
printed on the document
True or False: The venue on the notarial certificate (State of..., County of...) is required
to be recorded in the notary's journal. - Answer -False
