CALIFORNIA NOTARY ALL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following is signed in the presence of a notary - ✔✔Jurat
✔✔An acknowledgement certifies that under penalty of perjury - ✔✔signer's identity
was satisfactorily proven to notary
the signer admits that they signed the document
the signer appeared before the notary
✔✔A man inherits a property in Alabama with his sister and they must send an affidavit
to the court. He can have a friend notarize his signature and - ✔✔he can't do either
notarization
✔✔Notaries obtain their seals from the - ✔✔approved vendors or manufacturers
✔✔When a subscribing witness brings a document the action is called - ✔✔Proof of
Execution
✔✔If a principal cannot appear, the document may be brought to the notary by - ✔✔one
subscribing witness
✔✔A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked - ✔✔Did you sign as a
witness?
Did the signer acknowledge their signing?
Did the signer ask you to get the document notarized?
✔✔An embossed seal impression - ✔✔is acceptable but not required
, ✔✔Which of the following lists are all Notary Actions - ✔✔Proof of Execution
Jurat
Oath of Office
Acknowledgement
✔✔Credible witnesses - ✔✔must not have a financial interest in the document
✔✔If you resign a position with your employer - ✔✔notify the Secretary of State of any
business address change
✔✔A Military Notary - ✔✔charges no fees
✔✔A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is - ✔✔guilty of
a misdemeanor
✔✔An employer of a Notary can - ✔✔copy Journal entries of business generated
documents in front of the notary
✔✔A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days - ✔✔15 days
✔✔The notary or security bond protects the - ✔✔public
✔✔The only documents that do not require a seal are - ✔✔subdivision maps
✔✔The county named in the Venue us where - ✔✔the signer personally appeared
✔✔If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed - ✔✔Use any finger
Make a note of this problem
You use the left thumb
✔✔If asked to notarize an incomplete document, a notary should - ✔✔refuse
✔✔A notary seal must - ✔✔Be photographically reproducible and contain an expiration
date
Contain the state seal and the words notary public
Have a serrated or milled edge border
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following is signed in the presence of a notary - ✔✔Jurat
✔✔An acknowledgement certifies that under penalty of perjury - ✔✔signer's identity
was satisfactorily proven to notary
the signer admits that they signed the document
the signer appeared before the notary
✔✔A man inherits a property in Alabama with his sister and they must send an affidavit
to the court. He can have a friend notarize his signature and - ✔✔he can't do either
notarization
✔✔Notaries obtain their seals from the - ✔✔approved vendors or manufacturers
✔✔When a subscribing witness brings a document the action is called - ✔✔Proof of
Execution
✔✔If a principal cannot appear, the document may be brought to the notary by - ✔✔one
subscribing witness
✔✔A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked - ✔✔Did you sign as a
witness?
Did the signer acknowledge their signing?
Did the signer ask you to get the document notarized?
✔✔An embossed seal impression - ✔✔is acceptable but not required
, ✔✔Which of the following lists are all Notary Actions - ✔✔Proof of Execution
Jurat
Oath of Office
Acknowledgement
✔✔Credible witnesses - ✔✔must not have a financial interest in the document
✔✔If you resign a position with your employer - ✔✔notify the Secretary of State of any
business address change
✔✔A Military Notary - ✔✔charges no fees
✔✔A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is - ✔✔guilty of
a misdemeanor
✔✔An employer of a Notary can - ✔✔copy Journal entries of business generated
documents in front of the notary
✔✔A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days - ✔✔15 days
✔✔The notary or security bond protects the - ✔✔public
✔✔The only documents that do not require a seal are - ✔✔subdivision maps
✔✔The county named in the Venue us where - ✔✔the signer personally appeared
✔✔If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed - ✔✔Use any finger
Make a note of this problem
You use the left thumb
✔✔If asked to notarize an incomplete document, a notary should - ✔✔refuse
✔✔A notary seal must - ✔✔Be photographically reproducible and contain an expiration
date
Contain the state seal and the words notary public
Have a serrated or milled edge border
