NNA EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The LIMITED FUND that the surety pays as a PUBLIC LIABILITY
PROTECTION (also known as the bond) is in the amount of $________?
Answer: $15,000
◉ This PUBLIC LIABILITY PROTECTION is purchased from a:
Answer: California Admitted Surety Insurer
◉ Whom does the bond protect? Answer: The public
◉ Who would be liable in a civil action? Answer: The Notary AND
the Surety (But the Notary must reimburse the Surety)
◉ When you resign your commission, who MUST you notify?
Answer: Secretary of State
◉ When your commission comes to an end, what must you do with
your journal(s)? Answer: Surrender them
◉ To whom do you surrender your journal(s) to? Answer: County
Clerk
,◉ Within how many days do you have to surrender your journal(s)
after your commission ends? Answer: 30 calendar days
◉ If you are renewing in good standing what must you do with your
journals? Answer: Keep them. (You can use the same journal in your
next commission.)
◉ You received your commission in the mail on 1-5-20. Your
commission commencement date is 1-1-20. When must your oath
and bond be filed? Answer: January 31, 2020
◉ May you notarize a signature on a document if you are named as a
Vendee? Answer: No
◉ May you notarize a signature on a document if you are named as a
Mortgagor? Answer: No
◉ May you notarize a signature on a document if you are named as a
Principal to the transaction? Answer: No
◉ Is it legal to notarize a document if acting in the capacity of an
Attorney? Answer: Yes
,◉ Is it legal to notarize a document if acting in the capacity of an
Insurer? Answer: Yes
◉ Is it legal to notarize a document if acting in the capacity of an
Employee? Answer: Yes (as long as you do not directly benefit)
◉ What is one reason NOT to notarize for your spouse? Answer:
Community Property Laws
◉ Jane Doe marries John Adeer, becoming Jane Doe-Adeer. What is
the first thing she must do for that name change? Answer: File a
name change application with the Secretary of State.
She will also need to refile her bond and obtain a new seal.
◉ Your boss moved her business to a new county. What MUST you
do? Answer: Notify the Secretary of State
◉ What MUST you do with your oath and bond if your boss moved
her business to a new county? Answer: NOTHING.......re-filing in the
new county is optional for an address change
◉ What is the fine if you fail to notify the Secretary of State of a
name or address change? Answer: $500 fine (and a crime infraction)
, ◉ If a Notary dies, the personal representative must: Notify the
Secretary of State when? Answer: Immediately
◉ If a Notary dies, the personal representative must: Turn in
journals to the county clerk within? Answer: 30 days
◉ If a Notary dies, the personal representative must: Do what to the
seal? Answer: Destroy it
◉ If requested by a peace officer, how soon must you surrender your
journals? Answer: Immediately
◉ How many days to notify the Secretary of State that you
surrendered your journal? Answer: Secretary of State -- 10 days
◉ Failure to surrender your journal to a peace officer could result in
a civil penalty of $__________? Answer: $2,500
◉ If your journal is seized by a peace officer, what information do
you need to report? Answer: 1. Commission number and expiration
date
2. Time period covered by the journal
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The LIMITED FUND that the surety pays as a PUBLIC LIABILITY
PROTECTION (also known as the bond) is in the amount of $________?
Answer: $15,000
◉ This PUBLIC LIABILITY PROTECTION is purchased from a:
Answer: California Admitted Surety Insurer
◉ Whom does the bond protect? Answer: The public
◉ Who would be liable in a civil action? Answer: The Notary AND
the Surety (But the Notary must reimburse the Surety)
◉ When you resign your commission, who MUST you notify?
Answer: Secretary of State
◉ When your commission comes to an end, what must you do with
your journal(s)? Answer: Surrender them
◉ To whom do you surrender your journal(s) to? Answer: County
Clerk
,◉ Within how many days do you have to surrender your journal(s)
after your commission ends? Answer: 30 calendar days
◉ If you are renewing in good standing what must you do with your
journals? Answer: Keep them. (You can use the same journal in your
next commission.)
◉ You received your commission in the mail on 1-5-20. Your
commission commencement date is 1-1-20. When must your oath
and bond be filed? Answer: January 31, 2020
◉ May you notarize a signature on a document if you are named as a
Vendee? Answer: No
◉ May you notarize a signature on a document if you are named as a
Mortgagor? Answer: No
◉ May you notarize a signature on a document if you are named as a
Principal to the transaction? Answer: No
◉ Is it legal to notarize a document if acting in the capacity of an
Attorney? Answer: Yes
,◉ Is it legal to notarize a document if acting in the capacity of an
Insurer? Answer: Yes
◉ Is it legal to notarize a document if acting in the capacity of an
Employee? Answer: Yes (as long as you do not directly benefit)
◉ What is one reason NOT to notarize for your spouse? Answer:
Community Property Laws
◉ Jane Doe marries John Adeer, becoming Jane Doe-Adeer. What is
the first thing she must do for that name change? Answer: File a
name change application with the Secretary of State.
She will also need to refile her bond and obtain a new seal.
◉ Your boss moved her business to a new county. What MUST you
do? Answer: Notify the Secretary of State
◉ What MUST you do with your oath and bond if your boss moved
her business to a new county? Answer: NOTHING.......re-filing in the
new county is optional for an address change
◉ What is the fine if you fail to notify the Secretary of State of a
name or address change? Answer: $500 fine (and a crime infraction)
, ◉ If a Notary dies, the personal representative must: Notify the
Secretary of State when? Answer: Immediately
◉ If a Notary dies, the personal representative must: Turn in
journals to the county clerk within? Answer: 30 days
◉ If a Notary dies, the personal representative must: Do what to the
seal? Answer: Destroy it
◉ If requested by a peace officer, how soon must you surrender your
journals? Answer: Immediately
◉ How many days to notify the Secretary of State that you
surrendered your journal? Answer: Secretary of State -- 10 days
◉ Failure to surrender your journal to a peace officer could result in
a civil penalty of $__________? Answer: $2,500
◉ If your journal is seized by a peace officer, what information do
you need to report? Answer: 1. Commission number and expiration
date
2. Time period covered by the journal
