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CALIFORNIA NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison?
Ans: 2-4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California
must respond within how many days? Ans: 5 days
Are death certificates notarized? Ans: No
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? Ans: Homestead
declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine?
Ans: $10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost
is up to ...? Ans: $1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is
punishable by a civil penalty up to Ans: $2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: Ans: Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05.
Your commission will expire: Ans: 8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is Ans: $0
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the Ans:
Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name
of the X signer Ans: One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within Ans: 30 days
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A commission is valid for ______ years: Ans: 4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth Ans: $15,000
The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is:
Ans: 4 years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past Ans: 5
years
Notary certificates are signed by Ans: notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam Ans:
Every 4 years
Notaries can withhold services Ans: -When they employer limits services
to transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee Ans: KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? Ans: Power
of attorney and trust deed for real estate
An affirmation is Ans: Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as
an immigration c. consultant)
CALIFORNIA NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison?
Ans: 2-4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California
must respond within how many days? Ans: 5 days
Are death certificates notarized? Ans: No
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? Ans: Homestead
declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine?
Ans: $10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost
is up to ...? Ans: $1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is
punishable by a civil penalty up to Ans: $2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: Ans: Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05.
Your commission will expire: Ans: 8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is Ans: $0
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the Ans:
Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name
of the X signer Ans: One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within Ans: 30 days
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A commission is valid for ______ years: Ans: 4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth Ans: $15,000
The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is:
Ans: 4 years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past Ans: 5
years
Notary certificates are signed by Ans: notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam Ans:
Every 4 years
Notaries can withhold services Ans: -When they employer limits services
to transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee Ans: KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? Ans: Power
of attorney and trust deed for real estate
An affirmation is Ans: Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as
an immigration c. consultant)
