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Louisiana Notary Exam
Practice Questions and
Answers
, Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice
Q1. True about a notary:
A. Need to have a $10,000 bond
B. Commissioned by governor for life
C. Supervised by district court
D. is a public official
Q2. Legal capacity (age and/or mental) is present in all of the following:
A. person 18 years of age signs.
B. minor under 18 signs doc, but is married.
C. minor under 18 signs, but is emancipated.
D. All of the above
Q3. Documents related to immovables are required to be recorded:
A. in the parish courthouse where the land is located within 15 days of execution.
B. in the state courthouse within 30 days of execution.
C. in the federal courthouse within 15 days of execution.
D. in the local municipal office within 30 days of execution.
Q4. Usufructs can be created:
A. by notarial act
B. by operation of law
C. in a last will
D. All of the above
,Q5. A donation inter vivos of an immovable which is not in authentic form:
A. is null and void and without legal effect.
B. is valid but requires additional documentation.
C. is valid if witnessed by two people.
D. is valid if recorded within 30 days.
Q6. The Public Records Doctrine:
A. protects third persons from the absence of a recorded document in public record.
B. ensures all documents are recorded within 30 days.
C. applies only to federal documents.
D. requires notarization of all public records.
Q7. Parties who own property in indivision:
A. own a proportional interest of an entire tract shared with other co-owners.
B. own specific divided portions of the property.
C. have no legal rights to the property.
D. must sell their interest to other co-owners.
Q8. Ownership in indivision occurs:
A. as a result of a succession and children inheriting property.
B. as a result of a matrimonial regime.
C. through a corporate merger.
D. through a government grant.
Q9. These apply to the concept of Civil Law:
A. is derived from France and Spain.
, B. legislation is primary source of law.
C. applies only in Louisiana.
D. All of the above
Q10. Jury trials occur in:
A. district courts.
B. appellate courts.
C. supreme courts.
D. municipal courts.
Q11. True of donation inter vivos:
A. irrevocable, unless specific situation applies.
B. applies to present property only, generally
C. requires acceptance
D. All of the above
Q12. True of donation mortis causa:
A. take effect on death
B. revocable
C. applies to present and future property
D. All of the above
Q13. True of predial servitudes:
A. they "run with the land"
B. they can end by non-use
C. they are personal to the owner.