UTAH NOTARY TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
False or incomplete certificate - ANS A notary may not execute a certificate containing a
statement known by the notary to be false or materially incomplete
Top Ten of Notaries Public - ANS 1. Leaving out the notarial language
2.Confusing the notarial acts
3. Misinterpreting electronic signature/notarization
4.Failing to require Personal Appearance
5.Failing to name the appearing signer
6. Adopting policies contrary to UCA 46-1-8
7.Failing to require proper I.D.
8.Refusing documents solely for their content
9.Leaving the notary seal and certificate with the employer upon termination of employment
10.Executing "materially incomplete" certificates
1.Leaving out the notarial language - ANS Never just stamp and sign. When notarizing a
signature, ALWAYS use some variation of one of the two acts: Jurat Certificate and
Acknowledgment Certificate
The following notarial acts may be performed by a notary within the state: - ANS 1. Jurats
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, 2. Acknowledgments
3. Signature Witnesses
4. Copy Certifications
5. Oaths or Affirmations.
A notary may not execute a certificate containing a statement known by the notary to be false
or materially incomplete
Official Seal - ANS A notary may not use a notarial seal independent of a notarial certificate.
2. Confusing the notarial acts - ANS JURAT; Certifies that a voluntary signature was made in
the notary's presence under an oath or affirmation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Certifies that a signer
has admitted in the notary's presence to voluntary signing a document. SIGNATURE
WITNESSING certifies that a voluntary signature was made in the notary's presence. All 3
require personal appearance, and proof of identity
Acknowledgement - ANS Notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity
is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted,
in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated
purpose
Jurat - ANS Notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally
known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made, in the notary's
presence, a voluntary signature and taken an oath of affirmation vouching for the truthfulness
of the signed document.
Signature Witnessing - ANS Notarial act in which an individual: appears in person before a
notary and presents a document; provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the individual's
identity or is personally known to the notary; and signs the document in the presence of the
notary
3. Misinterpreting electronic signature/notarization - ANS Notarization of an electronic
signature IS VERY RARE and still requires personal appearance. IT is a certification of a voluntary
signature just the same as any other signature. DOES NOT mean by phone, fax, email or video
conference. For elecetronic notarization, the signer is in the presence of the notary using a
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
UPDATED)
False or incomplete certificate - ANS A notary may not execute a certificate containing a
statement known by the notary to be false or materially incomplete
Top Ten of Notaries Public - ANS 1. Leaving out the notarial language
2.Confusing the notarial acts
3. Misinterpreting electronic signature/notarization
4.Failing to require Personal Appearance
5.Failing to name the appearing signer
6. Adopting policies contrary to UCA 46-1-8
7.Failing to require proper I.D.
8.Refusing documents solely for their content
9.Leaving the notary seal and certificate with the employer upon termination of employment
10.Executing "materially incomplete" certificates
1.Leaving out the notarial language - ANS Never just stamp and sign. When notarizing a
signature, ALWAYS use some variation of one of the two acts: Jurat Certificate and
Acknowledgment Certificate
The following notarial acts may be performed by a notary within the state: - ANS 1. Jurats
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 2. Acknowledgments
3. Signature Witnesses
4. Copy Certifications
5. Oaths or Affirmations.
A notary may not execute a certificate containing a statement known by the notary to be false
or materially incomplete
Official Seal - ANS A notary may not use a notarial seal independent of a notarial certificate.
2. Confusing the notarial acts - ANS JURAT; Certifies that a voluntary signature was made in
the notary's presence under an oath or affirmation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Certifies that a signer
has admitted in the notary's presence to voluntary signing a document. SIGNATURE
WITNESSING certifies that a voluntary signature was made in the notary's presence. All 3
require personal appearance, and proof of identity
Acknowledgement - ANS Notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity
is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted,
in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated
purpose
Jurat - ANS Notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally
known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made, in the notary's
presence, a voluntary signature and taken an oath of affirmation vouching for the truthfulness
of the signed document.
Signature Witnessing - ANS Notarial act in which an individual: appears in person before a
notary and presents a document; provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the individual's
identity or is personally known to the notary; and signs the document in the presence of the
notary
3. Misinterpreting electronic signature/notarization - ANS Notarization of an electronic
signature IS VERY RARE and still requires personal appearance. IT is a certification of a voluntary
signature just the same as any other signature. DOES NOT mean by phone, fax, email or video
conference. For elecetronic notarization, the signer is in the presence of the notary using a
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
