NOTARY EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
A notary public must retain the notary's journal for 5 years after the
performance of the notarial act entered in the journal. - ANSWER-False -
10 years
The notary public stamp must - ANSWER-- include the name of the notary
public
- include the title "notary public, State of New Jersey"
- include the notary public commission expiration date
- be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed
or attached or with which it is logically associated
When a notary public loses a journal, what is the notary public obligated
to do? - ANSWER-notify the state treasurer within 10 days of losing the
journal
What is information that is inscribed on a tangible medium that is stores in
an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form? -
ANSWER-A record
Which of the following is a satisfactory form of identification? - ANSWER-A
passport or driver's license issues not more than three years before the
performance of the notarial act
What of the following is not required for journal entry? - ANSWER-A true
copy of the recorded that has been notarized
A notarial officer located in this state may perform a notarial act using a
tamper evident technology if the individual requesting the act appears
remotely - ANSWER-True
The office of notary public is a public office - ANSWER-True
What will happen if notary public fails to take an oath/affirmation before
the county clerk within the specified time frame - ANSWER-The state
treasure will cancel and revoke the appointment and any appointment so
canceled and revoke will be null, void, and of no effect
If the state treasurer denies an application for notary public the applicant
or notary public has no right of appeal - ANSWER-False
, When conduction a remote notarization communications, technology the
notary must: - ANSWER-Visually verify proof of identifying documents,
drivers license, and pass parts and one of three additional proofs of
identity such dynamic knowledge base authentication, biometric
identification or digital public key certificates
Being tamper evident means that any change to record provides evidence
of change. The characteristic is particularly important for: - ANSWER-
technology used for electronic notarization
A notary public who is not a licensed attorney may: - ANSWER-none of the
above
What is not an act that a notary may conduct? - ANSWER-certifying a vital
record like a birth or marriage
It is permissible to complete a certificate before the underlying notarial
act occurs - ANSWER-False
What is not a reason for which the state treasurer may deny an applicant
or notary public a commission? - ANSWER-The notary public is issued a
summons for a motor vehicle offense
What is not a qualification for holding the office of notary public - the
person must: - ANSWER-not be disqualified to receive a commission
because of a conviction of crime of the second degree or above
All forms of notarial certificated require that the notary public list the state
and county in which the notarial action takes place - ANSWER-True
In representative capacity means: - ANSWER-All of the above
A notary may change the following fee(s) - ANSWER-for administering
oaths, taking affidavits, taking proofs of a deed, and taking
acknowledgements $2.50 per act
Personal knowledge is a satisfactory form of identification. A notary public
has personal knowledge of a signed witness or if a friend pointed out the
individual to the notary public at a social gathering - ANSWER-False
A New Jersey notary public is authorized to perform notarizations
throughout the state - ANSWER-True
If a notary public adopts a name different from that which the notary used
at the time, the notary public must - ANSWER-All of the above
Notary certificates must: - ANSWER-All of the above
QUESTIONS AND AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
A notary public must retain the notary's journal for 5 years after the
performance of the notarial act entered in the journal. - ANSWER-False -
10 years
The notary public stamp must - ANSWER-- include the name of the notary
public
- include the title "notary public, State of New Jersey"
- include the notary public commission expiration date
- be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed
or attached or with which it is logically associated
When a notary public loses a journal, what is the notary public obligated
to do? - ANSWER-notify the state treasurer within 10 days of losing the
journal
What is information that is inscribed on a tangible medium that is stores in
an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form? -
ANSWER-A record
Which of the following is a satisfactory form of identification? - ANSWER-A
passport or driver's license issues not more than three years before the
performance of the notarial act
What of the following is not required for journal entry? - ANSWER-A true
copy of the recorded that has been notarized
A notarial officer located in this state may perform a notarial act using a
tamper evident technology if the individual requesting the act appears
remotely - ANSWER-True
The office of notary public is a public office - ANSWER-True
What will happen if notary public fails to take an oath/affirmation before
the county clerk within the specified time frame - ANSWER-The state
treasure will cancel and revoke the appointment and any appointment so
canceled and revoke will be null, void, and of no effect
If the state treasurer denies an application for notary public the applicant
or notary public has no right of appeal - ANSWER-False
, When conduction a remote notarization communications, technology the
notary must: - ANSWER-Visually verify proof of identifying documents,
drivers license, and pass parts and one of three additional proofs of
identity such dynamic knowledge base authentication, biometric
identification or digital public key certificates
Being tamper evident means that any change to record provides evidence
of change. The characteristic is particularly important for: - ANSWER-
technology used for electronic notarization
A notary public who is not a licensed attorney may: - ANSWER-none of the
above
What is not an act that a notary may conduct? - ANSWER-certifying a vital
record like a birth or marriage
It is permissible to complete a certificate before the underlying notarial
act occurs - ANSWER-False
What is not a reason for which the state treasurer may deny an applicant
or notary public a commission? - ANSWER-The notary public is issued a
summons for a motor vehicle offense
What is not a qualification for holding the office of notary public - the
person must: - ANSWER-not be disqualified to receive a commission
because of a conviction of crime of the second degree or above
All forms of notarial certificated require that the notary public list the state
and county in which the notarial action takes place - ANSWER-True
In representative capacity means: - ANSWER-All of the above
A notary may change the following fee(s) - ANSWER-for administering
oaths, taking affidavits, taking proofs of a deed, and taking
acknowledgements $2.50 per act
Personal knowledge is a satisfactory form of identification. A notary public
has personal knowledge of a signed witness or if a friend pointed out the
individual to the notary public at a social gathering - ANSWER-False
A New Jersey notary public is authorized to perform notarizations
throughout the state - ANSWER-True
If a notary public adopts a name different from that which the notary used
at the time, the notary public must - ANSWER-All of the above
Notary certificates must: - ANSWER-All of the above
