California Notary Public EXAM STUDY
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1. What is one requirement for becoming a CA Notary Public? - ANSWER ✔
be a legal resident of California
2. Your jurisdiction will be - ANSWER ✔ the entire state of CA
3. A possible penalty for committing perjury is... - ANSWER ✔ 2 years in
prison
3 years in prison
4 years in prison
ALL OF THE ABOVE
4. you have how many days to take your oath of office after your
commencement date? - ANSWER ✔ 30 days
5. if you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California
must respond within - ANSWER ✔ 5 days
6. The Agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the -
ANSWER ✔ Secretary of State
,7. Using the words "Notorio publico" - ANSWER ✔ is prohibited
8. if a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that
they know to be fraudulent, they are guilty of a - ANSWER ✔ felony
9. Can Death Certificates be Notarized? - ANSWER ✔ NO!
10.A subscribing witness can bring you a.. - ANSWER ✔ Homestead
Declaration
11.The penalty for stating a known false fact as true is now - ANSWER ✔
$10,000
12.A military notary - ANSWER ✔ charges no fees
13.A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is: -
ANSWER ✔ guilty of a misdemeanor
14.An employer of a Notary can: - ANSWER ✔ Copy Journal entries of
business generated documents in front of the notary
15.A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days -
ANSWER ✔ 15
16.The notary or security bond protects the: - ANSWER ✔ public
,17.The only documents that do not require a seal are: - ANSWER ✔
subdivision maps
18.the county named in the Venue is where: - ANSWER ✔ the signer
personally appeared
19.If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed: - ANSWER ✔
use any finger
make a note of this problem
You use the left thumb
20.If asked to notarize an incomplete document, a notary should: - ANSWER ✔
Refuse
21.A notary seal must - ANSWER ✔ Be photographically reproducible and
contain an expiration date
Contain the state seal and words "notary public"
Have a serrated or milled edge border
22.What does the subscribing witness swear under oath or affirmation -
ANSWER ✔ -the principal is the person described in the document
-subscribing witness knows principal personally
-subscribing witness saw principal sign document or while in the presence of
the principal hear the principal acknowledge signing the document
-subscribing witness was requested by the principal to sign the document as
a witness
23.Who must know who in the case of proof of execution - ANSWER ✔
Notary must know credible witness.
-credible witness must know the subscribing witness
, -subscribing witness must confirm identity of principal
24.Can a credible witness have financial interest in the transaction - ANSWER
✔ NO
25.Can other formats of Proof of Execution document be acceptable -
ANSWER ✔ YES
26.Whose name must appear after personally appeared in proof of execution -
ANSWER ✔ subscribing witness
27.whose name must appear after the words "on the oath of" - ANSWER ✔
credible witness who's proving the identity of the subscribing witness
28.What is a signature by mark - ANSWER ✔ signature by mark occurs when a
person cannot write his or her own name can acknowledge their signature by
making a mark
29.Does the notary public need to confirm the identity of the maker of the mark
- ANSWER ✔ YES
30.How and when does a signer acknowledge or subscribe and swear to an
affidavit his or her signature on a document - ANSWER ✔ By making a
mark where signature should be IN THE PRESENCE of the notary
31.How many witnesses must observe the signer making their mark -
ANSWER ✔ two
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What is one requirement for becoming a CA Notary Public? - ANSWER ✔
be a legal resident of California
2. Your jurisdiction will be - ANSWER ✔ the entire state of CA
3. A possible penalty for committing perjury is... - ANSWER ✔ 2 years in
prison
3 years in prison
4 years in prison
ALL OF THE ABOVE
4. you have how many days to take your oath of office after your
commencement date? - ANSWER ✔ 30 days
5. if you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California
must respond within - ANSWER ✔ 5 days
6. The Agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the -
ANSWER ✔ Secretary of State
,7. Using the words "Notorio publico" - ANSWER ✔ is prohibited
8. if a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that
they know to be fraudulent, they are guilty of a - ANSWER ✔ felony
9. Can Death Certificates be Notarized? - ANSWER ✔ NO!
10.A subscribing witness can bring you a.. - ANSWER ✔ Homestead
Declaration
11.The penalty for stating a known false fact as true is now - ANSWER ✔
$10,000
12.A military notary - ANSWER ✔ charges no fees
13.A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is: -
ANSWER ✔ guilty of a misdemeanor
14.An employer of a Notary can: - ANSWER ✔ Copy Journal entries of
business generated documents in front of the notary
15.A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days -
ANSWER ✔ 15
16.The notary or security bond protects the: - ANSWER ✔ public
,17.The only documents that do not require a seal are: - ANSWER ✔
subdivision maps
18.the county named in the Venue is where: - ANSWER ✔ the signer
personally appeared
19.If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed: - ANSWER ✔
use any finger
make a note of this problem
You use the left thumb
20.If asked to notarize an incomplete document, a notary should: - ANSWER ✔
Refuse
21.A notary seal must - ANSWER ✔ Be photographically reproducible and
contain an expiration date
Contain the state seal and words "notary public"
Have a serrated or milled edge border
22.What does the subscribing witness swear under oath or affirmation -
ANSWER ✔ -the principal is the person described in the document
-subscribing witness knows principal personally
-subscribing witness saw principal sign document or while in the presence of
the principal hear the principal acknowledge signing the document
-subscribing witness was requested by the principal to sign the document as
a witness
23.Who must know who in the case of proof of execution - ANSWER ✔
Notary must know credible witness.
-credible witness must know the subscribing witness
, -subscribing witness must confirm identity of principal
24.Can a credible witness have financial interest in the transaction - ANSWER
✔ NO
25.Can other formats of Proof of Execution document be acceptable -
ANSWER ✔ YES
26.Whose name must appear after personally appeared in proof of execution -
ANSWER ✔ subscribing witness
27.whose name must appear after the words "on the oath of" - ANSWER ✔
credible witness who's proving the identity of the subscribing witness
28.What is a signature by mark - ANSWER ✔ signature by mark occurs when a
person cannot write his or her own name can acknowledge their signature by
making a mark
29.Does the notary public need to confirm the identity of the maker of the mark
- ANSWER ✔ YES
30.How and when does a signer acknowledge or subscribe and swear to an
affidavit his or her signature on a document - ANSWER ✔ By making a
mark where signature should be IN THE PRESENCE of the notary
31.How many witnesses must observe the signer making their mark -
ANSWER ✔ two
