Indiana Notary Public questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
What is a notary public?
- correct answer A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity of signatures.
What are the four basic components of a notary public?
- correct answer law abiding, bonded, impartial, public official.
What are a notary's key functions?
- correct answer To acknowledge and witness the signing of documents and administer oaths and
affirmations related to the signing of important documents.
How much of a bond do you have to have before receiving IN Notary Commission?
- correct answer $25,000 surety bond
Can a notary notarize their own signature?
- correct answer NO; a notary cannot notarize their own, their spouse's, or any party's signature that
may directly benefit the notary.
What is the role of a notary?
- correct answer To be an impartial witness to a signature, oath or affidavit.
What is notarial act?
- correct answer Serves as a legal attestation to a signing, oath taking or swearing to an affidavit.
Who is a notary public commissioned by?
- correct answer Commissioned by the state and serves as a public official.
How long is the term of office for a notary?
- correct answer 8 years
, What are examples of notarial acts?
- correct answer 1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on an oath
4. attesting to or witnessing a signature
5. attesting to or certifying a copy of a tangible document or record (or an electronic record)
6. noting a protest of a negotiable record
7. any other act authorized by common law or the custom of merchants
How old do you have to be to become a notary?
- correct answer 18 years of age
Do you have to live in IN to become a notary?
- correct answer You have to be a citizen or permanent resident of the US OR primarily employed in the
state of IN
How often do you have to take continuing education courses?
- correct answer Every 2 years
What is the fee to complete the continuing edeucation?
- correct answer $50
How do you make a correction to a notarial certificate?
- correct answer Draw a line through the mistake in ink and print the correct info immediately above the
mistake with your initial and date by it.
What must be included on notary seal?
- correct answer 1. "notary public"
2. "state of Indiana"
3. "seal"
4. the name of the notary public exactly as it appears on the notary public's commission certificate
2025\2026 A+ Grade
What is a notary public?
- correct answer A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity of signatures.
What are the four basic components of a notary public?
- correct answer law abiding, bonded, impartial, public official.
What are a notary's key functions?
- correct answer To acknowledge and witness the signing of documents and administer oaths and
affirmations related to the signing of important documents.
How much of a bond do you have to have before receiving IN Notary Commission?
- correct answer $25,000 surety bond
Can a notary notarize their own signature?
- correct answer NO; a notary cannot notarize their own, their spouse's, or any party's signature that
may directly benefit the notary.
What is the role of a notary?
- correct answer To be an impartial witness to a signature, oath or affidavit.
What is notarial act?
- correct answer Serves as a legal attestation to a signing, oath taking or swearing to an affidavit.
Who is a notary public commissioned by?
- correct answer Commissioned by the state and serves as a public official.
How long is the term of office for a notary?
- correct answer 8 years
, What are examples of notarial acts?
- correct answer 1. taking an acknowledgment
2. administering an oath or affirmation
3. taking a verification on an oath
4. attesting to or witnessing a signature
5. attesting to or certifying a copy of a tangible document or record (or an electronic record)
6. noting a protest of a negotiable record
7. any other act authorized by common law or the custom of merchants
How old do you have to be to become a notary?
- correct answer 18 years of age
Do you have to live in IN to become a notary?
- correct answer You have to be a citizen or permanent resident of the US OR primarily employed in the
state of IN
How often do you have to take continuing education courses?
- correct answer Every 2 years
What is the fee to complete the continuing edeucation?
- correct answer $50
How do you make a correction to a notarial certificate?
- correct answer Draw a line through the mistake in ink and print the correct info immediately above the
mistake with your initial and date by it.
What must be included on notary seal?
- correct answer 1. "notary public"
2. "state of Indiana"
3. "seal"
4. the name of the notary public exactly as it appears on the notary public's commission certificate
