NC Notary Public
NC Notary Public Exam Questions
And Answers
1. Valid passport, driver’s license, retired/dependent military ID, legal presence/no lawful status, out of
state driver’s license - ANS - 5 Valid ID's
2. Matricula consular/consulate document, passport card, active duty military, credit cards, social
security card, temporary driver’s license - ANS - 6 Invalid ID's
3. Seal/Stamp - ANS - Device for affixing on a paper record with image containing notary's name, the
words "notary public" and other info as required
4. Subscribing Witness - ANS - Person who signs a record for the purpose of being witness to a
principal's execution of record or to principal's acknowledgement for the notary
5. Acknowledgement - ANS - Notarial act in which notary certifies that at a single place & time all of
the following occurred:
a) An individual appeared in person before the notary & presented a record
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual did either of the following: indicated to notary that signature on the record
was individual's signature OR signed record while in physical presence of notary
6. Acknowledgement - ANS - Which notarial act doesn't necessarily require principal to sign in front of
notary?
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7. Affirmation - ANS - Notarial Act which is legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary certifies
that at a single time & place all of the following occurred:
a) Individual appeared in person before notary
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury, based on personal honor
WITHOUT invoking a deity or using any form of the word "swear" (instead using
"affirm")
8. Attest/Attestation - ANS - Completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act
9. Commission - ANS - Empowerment to perform notarial acts & written evidence of authority to
perform those acts
10. Credible Witness - ANS - An individual who is personally known to notary and to who ALL of the
following also apply:
Notary believes
(a) Honest & reliable
(b) Not a party to/beneficiary of transaction
11. Crime - ANS - Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding & abetting, conspiracy,
solicitation
12. Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding/abetting, conspiracy, solicitation - ANS - 5
things included in definition of a crime
13. Department - ANS - NC Dept of Sec of State
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NC Notary Public Exam Questions
And Answers
1. Valid passport, driver’s license, retired/dependent military ID, legal presence/no lawful status, out of
state driver’s license - ANS - 5 Valid ID's
2. Matricula consular/consulate document, passport card, active duty military, credit cards, social
security card, temporary driver’s license - ANS - 6 Invalid ID's
3. Seal/Stamp - ANS - Device for affixing on a paper record with image containing notary's name, the
words "notary public" and other info as required
4. Subscribing Witness - ANS - Person who signs a record for the purpose of being witness to a
principal's execution of record or to principal's acknowledgement for the notary
5. Acknowledgement - ANS - Notarial act in which notary certifies that at a single place & time all of
the following occurred:
a) An individual appeared in person before the notary & presented a record
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual did either of the following: indicated to notary that signature on the record
was individual's signature OR signed record while in physical presence of notary
6. Acknowledgement - ANS - Which notarial act doesn't necessarily require principal to sign in front of
notary?
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, NC Notary Public
7. Affirmation - ANS - Notarial Act which is legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary certifies
that at a single time & place all of the following occurred:
a) Individual appeared in person before notary
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by notary through satisfactory
evidence
c) Individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury, based on personal honor
WITHOUT invoking a deity or using any form of the word "swear" (instead using
"affirm")
8. Attest/Attestation - ANS - Completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act
9. Commission - ANS - Empowerment to perform notarial acts & written evidence of authority to
perform those acts
10. Credible Witness - ANS - An individual who is personally known to notary and to who ALL of the
following also apply:
Notary believes
(a) Honest & reliable
(b) Not a party to/beneficiary of transaction
11. Crime - ANS - Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding & abetting, conspiracy,
solicitation
12. Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding/abetting, conspiracy, solicitation - ANS - 5
things included in definition of a crime
13. Department - ANS - NC Dept of Sec of State
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