FLORIDA NOTARY FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ ADMINISTER. Answer: To fulfill the responsibilities of an office or
to provide (such as administering an oath).
◉ AFFIDAVIT. Answer: A voluntary written statement of facts,
confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, before a
duly authorized officer such as a notary public.
◉ AFFIRM. Answer: To solemnly and formally declare, under penalty
of perjury, the truth of certain statements. An affirmation is equivalent to
an oath and can be used in place of an oath when a document requires it,
such as an affidavit.
◉ AFFIX. Answer: To attach or impress the notary seal onto a
document.
◉ APOSTILLE. Answer: A certificate issued by the Florida Secretary of
State for notarized documents being sent to countries that are part of the
international treaty known as the Hague Convention.
◉ ATTEST. Answer: To witness or certify.
, ◉ AUTHENTICATION. Answer: The process by which the Florida
Secretary of State verifies the status of a notary public. It involves
attaching an Apostille or Certificate of Notarial Authority to the
notarized document.
◉ CERTIFIED COPY. Answer: A copy of a document or record that is
signed and certified as a true copy by the public official who has custody
of the original. Note: A notary can make an "attested photocopy" but not
a certified copy.
◉ CODICIL. Answer: An addition or supplement to a will.
◉ COERCE. Answer: To force someone into compliance or submission.
◉ COMMISSION. Answer: The certificate issued by the Governor that
verifies the appointment of a notary public and authorizes them to
perform the official acts of the office. It includes the commission
number and the term of appointment.
◉ CUSTODIAN OF THE DOCUMENT. Answer: The person
responsible for the care or custody of the document. In the case of
making an attested photocopy, the custodian is the person presenting the
document, who may or may not be the document signer.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ ADMINISTER. Answer: To fulfill the responsibilities of an office or
to provide (such as administering an oath).
◉ AFFIDAVIT. Answer: A voluntary written statement of facts,
confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, before a
duly authorized officer such as a notary public.
◉ AFFIRM. Answer: To solemnly and formally declare, under penalty
of perjury, the truth of certain statements. An affirmation is equivalent to
an oath and can be used in place of an oath when a document requires it,
such as an affidavit.
◉ AFFIX. Answer: To attach or impress the notary seal onto a
document.
◉ APOSTILLE. Answer: A certificate issued by the Florida Secretary of
State for notarized documents being sent to countries that are part of the
international treaty known as the Hague Convention.
◉ ATTEST. Answer: To witness or certify.
, ◉ AUTHENTICATION. Answer: The process by which the Florida
Secretary of State verifies the status of a notary public. It involves
attaching an Apostille or Certificate of Notarial Authority to the
notarized document.
◉ CERTIFIED COPY. Answer: A copy of a document or record that is
signed and certified as a true copy by the public official who has custody
of the original. Note: A notary can make an "attested photocopy" but not
a certified copy.
◉ CODICIL. Answer: An addition or supplement to a will.
◉ COERCE. Answer: To force someone into compliance or submission.
◉ COMMISSION. Answer: The certificate issued by the Governor that
verifies the appointment of a notary public and authorizes them to
perform the official acts of the office. It includes the commission
number and the term of appointment.
◉ CUSTODIAN OF THE DOCUMENT. Answer: The person
responsible for the care or custody of the document. In the case of
making an attested photocopy, the custodian is the person presenting the
document, who may or may not be the document signer.
