Notary Exam 2023 QUESTIONS WITH 100% ANSWERS

Notary Exam 2023 QUESTIONS WITH 100% ANSWERS -Good Luck!!! YOU rock - ANSWER Good Luck!! You'll do great -Legal Resident of CA -18 Years or older -Complete secretary of state approved course -Pass written state exam -Pass background check - ANSWER Eligibility Requirements You do not have to be a US citizen to be a CA notary public however, if you are serving on a military/naval reservation you must be a US citizen - ANSWER Exceptions to become notary public -Submit fingerprints and complete background check within one year of passing exam -Criminal Records = DISQUALIFIED! - ANSWER Upon passing state exam you must: -Four years starting at the commencement date stated in the commission -True for both first time and previously appointed notaries - ANSWER Term of Office -File bond and oath of office with the county clerk within 30 days of the commencement date of the four year term stated in the commission. -If deadline is missed the commission is invalid! - ANSWER Other requirements May perform any notarial activities in state of CA. May not perform acts outside of CA.... Notaries appointed on military reservation may only perform acts in those boundaries - ANSWER Jurisidiction A notary public must obtain a bond from a surety in the amount of $15,000. The bond must be filed with the county clerk. Bond is supposed to protect public from notarial misconduct. - ANSWER Bond **Notaries employed by state, city or county -May only perform duties for and on behalf of public entity employer -Must not perform notarial acts on their own time -Must maintain personal control of their journal -Any fees collected must be remitted to employer - ANSWER Public Notary Guidelines If terminated or resigns so does commission -Immediately send written notice to CA secretary of state -All records must be delivered to county clerk within 30 days -Notary public seal must be defaced/destroyed - ANSWER Public Employee Resignation -Must be a US citizen but not necessarily a CA resident -May only perform duties on reservation -May not collect fees -Must maintain personal control of journal -If no longer a federal employee must notify CA SOS -Records delivered within 30 days and seal defaced/ destroyed - ANSWER Federal Services Notary Public Takes effect the date the oath and bond are filed -Must be filed within 30 days of commencement date, otherwise invalid -Must be filed in the county of principal place of business -"Business Location" on app is principal place of business - ANSWER When does a notary public's commission take place? Must notify CA secretary of state within 30 days -Failure to do so: $500 fine ** Applies to business, residence, mailing addresses - ANSWER Address Change If you are a notary public for an employer and employment ends, you must notify CA SOS may state that you are now "Self-Employed" notary - ANSWER Ex. Address Change -Not required but may file new oath and bond in new county -New seal obtained old one destroyed! - ANSWER Move counties? -Fill out new form within 30 days and file with CA SOS - ANSWER Name Change? -Must respond within 30 days of receiving request -Must furnish the CA SOS certified copies of the journal within the time specified in the request - ANSWER Written Request CA SOS -Employer must pay premiums on surety bond and cost of stamps/ other supplies - ANSWER Notary public employed by private employer... Employer may limit employee to provide services for business only during work hours -Employee may still perform notarial acts outside of the ordinary course of employment on own time - ANSWER If employer pays bond premiums and performance costs... Notary Publics aid in the prevention of fraud! As a notary public you are not liable for the content of a document unless you knowingly sign or notarize a fraudulent document. If you willingly notarize a fraudulent document you can be charged with a criminal offense and fined. - ANSWER Fraudulent Documents True - ANSWER (T/F) If your notary commission expires before you apply for a new commission, you must take an approved 6 hour notary education course in order to be appointed to another term Notary public must only have one active sequential journal -No person except for the notary public should have access to the journal outside of the notary public's presence -Must be store in a locked/secured area controlled only by notary public -Failure to secure journal= suspension or revocation of notary publics commission.. civil/criminal penalties - ANSWER Official Notary Journal All official acts of notary public must be sequentially recorded in journal. Failure to maintain journal is a misdemeanor - ANSWER Maintaining Notary Journal