CALIFORNIA NOTARY COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What verbage does a Jurat include - ✔✔sworn to or affirmed
✔✔What are synonyms for jurats? - ✔✔affidavit or declaration
✔✔What does a notary certify happened when competing a Jurat - ✔✔-signer
personally appeared before notary public
-identity of signer was proven by satisfactory evidence
-the notary administered the oath or affirmation
-Signer signed the document IN THE PRESENCE of the notary
✔✔What does a notary need to do to perform an oath or affirmation and jurat - ✔✔-
confirm their identity (satisfactory evidence)
-administer oath or affirmation
-watch signer sign the affidavit
-complete journal entry
attach jurat to the affidavit or complete the jurat at the end of the affidavit
✔✔Which type of document does the notary need to be present during signing -
✔✔jurat/affidavit
✔✔What types of vital records can a notary not certify - ✔✔-birth certs
-marriage certs
-death certs
✔✔What kind of notarization can a notary perform on vital certificates - ✔✔can provide
an affidavit or jurat which states that a signer has certified their own vital information by
swearing to the contents of the document
✔✔What documents are needed to verify birthdate or age in jurat - ✔✔certified copy of
birth cert or identification card
, ✔✔What is a proof of execution by subscribing witness - ✔✔When the principal of the
document cannot personally appear before the notary, another person can appear on
their behalf to prove the principal signed the document
✔✔What sort of items can the subscribing witness swear to the truth of and what can
they not? - ✔✔CAN: truth of the principal having signed/ proving identity
CANNOT: truth of the documents by means of proof of executiuon
✔✔Which documents are not able to be confirmed by a subscribing witness - ✔✔-power
of attorney
-all mortgage/title docs EXCEPT trustees deed and reconveyance
-no documents that require a thumbprint
✔✔What does a notary certify when completing proof of execution? - ✔✔-subscribing
witnes appeared before notary public
-the identity of the subscribing witness was established by oath or affirmation of credible
witness that the notary personally knows
-credible witness presented ID
-subscribing witness proved identity of principal
✔✔What does the subscribing witness swear under oath or affirmation - ✔✔-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
✔✔Who must know who in the case of proof of execution - ✔✔Notary must know
credible witness.
-credible witness must know the subscribing witness
-subscribing witness must confirm identity of principal
✔✔Can a credible witness have financial interest in the transaction - ✔✔NO
✔✔Can other formats of Proof of Execution document be acceptable - ✔✔YES
✔✔Whose name must appear after personally appeared in proof of execution -
✔✔subscribing witness
✔✔whose name must appear after the words "on the oath of" - ✔✔credible witness
who's proving the identity of the subscribing witness
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What verbage does a Jurat include - ✔✔sworn to or affirmed
✔✔What are synonyms for jurats? - ✔✔affidavit or declaration
✔✔What does a notary certify happened when competing a Jurat - ✔✔-signer
personally appeared before notary public
-identity of signer was proven by satisfactory evidence
-the notary administered the oath or affirmation
-Signer signed the document IN THE PRESENCE of the notary
✔✔What does a notary need to do to perform an oath or affirmation and jurat - ✔✔-
confirm their identity (satisfactory evidence)
-administer oath or affirmation
-watch signer sign the affidavit
-complete journal entry
attach jurat to the affidavit or complete the jurat at the end of the affidavit
✔✔Which type of document does the notary need to be present during signing -
✔✔jurat/affidavit
✔✔What types of vital records can a notary not certify - ✔✔-birth certs
-marriage certs
-death certs
✔✔What kind of notarization can a notary perform on vital certificates - ✔✔can provide
an affidavit or jurat which states that a signer has certified their own vital information by
swearing to the contents of the document
✔✔What documents are needed to verify birthdate or age in jurat - ✔✔certified copy of
birth cert or identification card
, ✔✔What is a proof of execution by subscribing witness - ✔✔When the principal of the
document cannot personally appear before the notary, another person can appear on
their behalf to prove the principal signed the document
✔✔What sort of items can the subscribing witness swear to the truth of and what can
they not? - ✔✔CAN: truth of the principal having signed/ proving identity
CANNOT: truth of the documents by means of proof of executiuon
✔✔Which documents are not able to be confirmed by a subscribing witness - ✔✔-power
of attorney
-all mortgage/title docs EXCEPT trustees deed and reconveyance
-no documents that require a thumbprint
✔✔What does a notary certify when completing proof of execution? - ✔✔-subscribing
witnes appeared before notary public
-the identity of the subscribing witness was established by oath or affirmation of credible
witness that the notary personally knows
-credible witness presented ID
-subscribing witness proved identity of principal
✔✔What does the subscribing witness swear under oath or affirmation - ✔✔-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
✔✔Who must know who in the case of proof of execution - ✔✔Notary must know
credible witness.
-credible witness must know the subscribing witness
-subscribing witness must confirm identity of principal
✔✔Can a credible witness have financial interest in the transaction - ✔✔NO
✔✔Can other formats of Proof of Execution document be acceptable - ✔✔YES
✔✔Whose name must appear after personally appeared in proof of execution -
✔✔subscribing witness
✔✔whose name must appear after the words "on the oath of" - ✔✔credible witness
who's proving the identity of the subscribing witness
