Montana Notary Exam Actual Exam 2026 | All
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If the notarial certificate reads "This record was signed and sworn before me on
October 1, 2022 by John Smith," to properly perform the notarial act, the notary
must:
A. Administer an oath and watch Mr. Smith sign the record
B. Watch Mr. Smith sign the record and have a credible witness administer an
oath
C. Administer an oath and have a credible witness watch Mr. Smith sign the
record
D. Watch Mr. Smith sign the record and verify the signature ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A. Administer an oath and watch Mr. Smith sign the record
Which of the following is not the notary's responsibility when reviewing a
document prior to agreeing to perform a notarization?
A. To determine what type of notarial act is required.
B. To make sure the person appearing to the notary is the person who is named in
the document or has the capacity to sign the document.
C. To make sure the document is complete and the signer understands what the
document is.
,D. To assure that the document is legal in Montana. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------D. To assure that the document is legal in Montana.
Which of the following is not one of the six steps to notarizing a signature?
A. Read the document to determine if it is legal.
B. Complete the notarial certificate.
C. Determine the signer's competency and willingness.
D. Identify the signer by means of personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence.
E. Require personal appearance be the signer.
F. Create the journal record. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Read the
document to determine if it is legal.
The Secretary of State may revoke a Montana notary's commission if...
A. The notary uses false or misleading advertising representing that the notary
has a duty, right or privilege that the notary does not have.
B. The notary is not truthful on the notary application about the notary's
qualifications for being appointed as a notary public.
C. The notary notarizes a document without the signer personally appearing
before the notary.
D. The notary reputedly fails to follow the laws and rules applicable to the office.
E. The notary performs the notarization using communications technology but has
not been approved to do so.
,F. All of the above. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------F. All of the above.
True or False: When a notary takes an acknowledgement, the document must be
signed in the notary's presence. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False
If a notarial certificate reads, "This record was signed and sworn before me by
John Customer on 1/1/22" the notary must perform:
A. An Acknowledgement notarial act
B. Witness a signature notarial act
C. Verification upon oath or affirmation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
Verification upon oath or affirmation
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to notarize a document written in a
foreign language. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True
True or False: A traditional Montana notary is allowed to record notarial acts only
in a tamper-evident electronic journal. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
False
True or False: If an individual is unable to sign with an 'X' due to a physical
disability, he or she can instruct the notary to sign on his or her behalf. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False
, A venue on a notarial certificate lists the state and the county where the:
A. Document needs to be recorded
B. The notary is commissioned
C. The signer lives (his or her resident address)
D. None of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. None of the above
True or False: A Montana notary is required by law to read the document word
for word before performing the notarial act. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--False
True or False: A notary can use a credible witness to identify a signer only if the
notary personally knows the credible witness. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----False
If a notary charges fees for notarial acts, then the notary must display a sign
listing the notarial fees that he/she charges. The fee sign must be in what
language?
A. Fees can be displayed in any language the notary speaks
B. Displaying a notarial fee sign in Montana is optional
C. The fees must be displayed in English ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
The fees must be displayed in English
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If the notarial certificate reads "This record was signed and sworn before me on
October 1, 2022 by John Smith," to properly perform the notarial act, the notary
must:
A. Administer an oath and watch Mr. Smith sign the record
B. Watch Mr. Smith sign the record and have a credible witness administer an
oath
C. Administer an oath and have a credible witness watch Mr. Smith sign the
record
D. Watch Mr. Smith sign the record and verify the signature ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A. Administer an oath and watch Mr. Smith sign the record
Which of the following is not the notary's responsibility when reviewing a
document prior to agreeing to perform a notarization?
A. To determine what type of notarial act is required.
B. To make sure the person appearing to the notary is the person who is named in
the document or has the capacity to sign the document.
C. To make sure the document is complete and the signer understands what the
document is.
,D. To assure that the document is legal in Montana. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------D. To assure that the document is legal in Montana.
Which of the following is not one of the six steps to notarizing a signature?
A. Read the document to determine if it is legal.
B. Complete the notarial certificate.
C. Determine the signer's competency and willingness.
D. Identify the signer by means of personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence.
E. Require personal appearance be the signer.
F. Create the journal record. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Read the
document to determine if it is legal.
The Secretary of State may revoke a Montana notary's commission if...
A. The notary uses false or misleading advertising representing that the notary
has a duty, right or privilege that the notary does not have.
B. The notary is not truthful on the notary application about the notary's
qualifications for being appointed as a notary public.
C. The notary notarizes a document without the signer personally appearing
before the notary.
D. The notary reputedly fails to follow the laws and rules applicable to the office.
E. The notary performs the notarization using communications technology but has
not been approved to do so.
,F. All of the above. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------F. All of the above.
True or False: When a notary takes an acknowledgement, the document must be
signed in the notary's presence. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False
If a notarial certificate reads, "This record was signed and sworn before me by
John Customer on 1/1/22" the notary must perform:
A. An Acknowledgement notarial act
B. Witness a signature notarial act
C. Verification upon oath or affirmation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
Verification upon oath or affirmation
True or False: A Montana notary is allowed to notarize a document written in a
foreign language. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True
True or False: A traditional Montana notary is allowed to record notarial acts only
in a tamper-evident electronic journal. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
False
True or False: If an individual is unable to sign with an 'X' due to a physical
disability, he or she can instruct the notary to sign on his or her behalf. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False
, A venue on a notarial certificate lists the state and the county where the:
A. Document needs to be recorded
B. The notary is commissioned
C. The signer lives (his or her resident address)
D. None of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. None of the above
True or False: A Montana notary is required by law to read the document word
for word before performing the notarial act. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--False
True or False: A notary can use a credible witness to identify a signer only if the
notary personally knows the credible witness. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----False
If a notary charges fees for notarial acts, then the notary must display a sign
listing the notarial fees that he/she charges. The fee sign must be in what
language?
A. Fees can be displayed in any language the notary speaks
B. Displaying a notarial fee sign in Montana is optional
C. The fees must be displayed in English ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C.
The fees must be displayed in English
