CALIFORNIA NOTARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔In the case of the death of a notary public, the personal representative of the
deceased shall: - ✔✔promptly notify Secretary of State and send their papers and
records to the county where oath is recorded
✔✔no fees may be charged for verifying - ✔✔nomination document or circulator's
affidavit
✔✔When performing a signature by mark notarization: - ✔✔The signer must make his
or her mark in the Notary's journal
✔✔A notary public can notarize a signature on a document that - ✔✔is in a foreign
language
✔✔Which of the following must be included in a journal - ✔✔character of every
document
✔✔if a credible witness personally knows the signer and the notary - ✔✔only one
witness is needed
✔✔When the last day for filing an instrument/other doc with state agency falls upon Sat
or holiday, act may be performed - ✔✔upon next business day
✔✔Notaries need not record in their journals - ✔✔the signer's address
✔✔when the venue of the notary's certificate has been filed in beforehand with an
incorrect state and county, the Notary must: - ✔✔line through the inapplicable words,
writing in the correct state and county
, ✔✔any person who coerces a notary to perform improperly is guilty of: -
✔✔misdemeanor
✔✔Effective July 1, 2005, all appointed persons must complete: - ✔✔6 hours of study
✔✔The main purpose of an acknowledgement is to: - ✔✔Authenticate signatures and
require personal appearance
✔✔when notarizing a document containing an acknowledgement, the Notary: - ✔✔may
accept a document that has already been signed
✔✔To communicate with the Secretary of State about a change of address: - ✔✔A
notary must communicate the change when it is a business address or residence
address by mail within 30 days
✔✔When is an oath involved with an acknowledgement - ✔✔When the signer utilizes a
credible witness as ID
✔✔Main purpose of a jurat is to: - ✔✔make sure the signer signs in front of the notary
✔✔To establish ID the Notary must accept which of the following from the principal: -
✔✔2 credible witnesses w/IDs who personally know principal
Credible witnesses personally known by Notary and principal w/proper ID
1 proper ID current or issued w/in 5 years
✔✔Exceptions to personal appearance by the principal are - ✔✔Subscribing witness
✔✔A foreign passport must have one additional item: - ✔✔Stamp from US Immigration
Agency
✔✔To meet the 30 calendar day filing limit of the oath with the county you must -
✔✔Allow for any form of delay
✔✔A judgement is lodged against a Notary for $22,000 and the bonding company pays
$15,000 to the client. The notary is liable for: - ✔✔$22,000
✔✔The key wording of an acknowledgement is: - ✔✔personally appeared
✔✔A subscribing witness can be identified by - ✔✔1 credible witness known to the
subscribing witness and the notary who has ID
✔✔the true statement below about qualifications is, you must be: - ✔✔Resident of CA
SURE A+
✔✔In the case of the death of a notary public, the personal representative of the
deceased shall: - ✔✔promptly notify Secretary of State and send their papers and
records to the county where oath is recorded
✔✔no fees may be charged for verifying - ✔✔nomination document or circulator's
affidavit
✔✔When performing a signature by mark notarization: - ✔✔The signer must make his
or her mark in the Notary's journal
✔✔A notary public can notarize a signature on a document that - ✔✔is in a foreign
language
✔✔Which of the following must be included in a journal - ✔✔character of every
document
✔✔if a credible witness personally knows the signer and the notary - ✔✔only one
witness is needed
✔✔When the last day for filing an instrument/other doc with state agency falls upon Sat
or holiday, act may be performed - ✔✔upon next business day
✔✔Notaries need not record in their journals - ✔✔the signer's address
✔✔when the venue of the notary's certificate has been filed in beforehand with an
incorrect state and county, the Notary must: - ✔✔line through the inapplicable words,
writing in the correct state and county
, ✔✔any person who coerces a notary to perform improperly is guilty of: -
✔✔misdemeanor
✔✔Effective July 1, 2005, all appointed persons must complete: - ✔✔6 hours of study
✔✔The main purpose of an acknowledgement is to: - ✔✔Authenticate signatures and
require personal appearance
✔✔when notarizing a document containing an acknowledgement, the Notary: - ✔✔may
accept a document that has already been signed
✔✔To communicate with the Secretary of State about a change of address: - ✔✔A
notary must communicate the change when it is a business address or residence
address by mail within 30 days
✔✔When is an oath involved with an acknowledgement - ✔✔When the signer utilizes a
credible witness as ID
✔✔Main purpose of a jurat is to: - ✔✔make sure the signer signs in front of the notary
✔✔To establish ID the Notary must accept which of the following from the principal: -
✔✔2 credible witnesses w/IDs who personally know principal
Credible witnesses personally known by Notary and principal w/proper ID
1 proper ID current or issued w/in 5 years
✔✔Exceptions to personal appearance by the principal are - ✔✔Subscribing witness
✔✔A foreign passport must have one additional item: - ✔✔Stamp from US Immigration
Agency
✔✔To meet the 30 calendar day filing limit of the oath with the county you must -
✔✔Allow for any form of delay
✔✔A judgement is lodged against a Notary for $22,000 and the bonding company pays
$15,000 to the client. The notary is liable for: - ✔✔$22,000
✔✔The key wording of an acknowledgement is: - ✔✔personally appeared
✔✔A subscribing witness can be identified by - ✔✔1 credible witness known to the
subscribing witness and the notary who has ID
✔✔the true statement below about qualifications is, you must be: - ✔✔Resident of CA
