INDIANA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ acknowledgement. Answer: a formal declaration before a notary
public that the instrument presented is the free and voluntary act of the
party executing it and the signatures on the document are genuine
⩥ administer. Answer: to give or apply in a formal way
⩥ affidavit. Answer: a signed statement made under oath or affirmation
⩥ affirmation. Answer: an oral or written declaration made by a person
who has an objection to taking oaths, certifying that under penalty or
perjury the declarations are true
⩥ affix. Answer: to secure and object to another; to attach; add to
⩥ apostille. Answer: type of authentication of an official document or
the official status of a notary or government official who has
authenticated or certified a document
⩥ appointment. Answer: the act of designation for an office or position
, ⩥ authenticate. Answer: to prove or verify as genuine
⩥ certificate. Answer: -a document testifying to fact, qualification, or
promise -a written statement legally authenticated
⩥ civil liability. Answer: the responsibility and obligation to make
compensation to another person for damages caused by improper
performance of duties and acts
⩥ commission. Answer: a document describing the notary's appointment
and term of office
⩥ credible witness. Answer: a believable witness worthy of confidence
(chain of personally known individuals from the notary public to the
signer of the document)
⩥ instrument. Answer: legal document that establishes or transfers
property rights, such as real estate deed, last will and testament, trust or
bill of sale. (recorded and available for public inspection and reliance)
⩥ jurat. Answer: latin for "it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an
affidavit or document stating when, before whom and where it was made
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ acknowledgement. Answer: a formal declaration before a notary
public that the instrument presented is the free and voluntary act of the
party executing it and the signatures on the document are genuine
⩥ administer. Answer: to give or apply in a formal way
⩥ affidavit. Answer: a signed statement made under oath or affirmation
⩥ affirmation. Answer: an oral or written declaration made by a person
who has an objection to taking oaths, certifying that under penalty or
perjury the declarations are true
⩥ affix. Answer: to secure and object to another; to attach; add to
⩥ apostille. Answer: type of authentication of an official document or
the official status of a notary or government official who has
authenticated or certified a document
⩥ appointment. Answer: the act of designation for an office or position
, ⩥ authenticate. Answer: to prove or verify as genuine
⩥ certificate. Answer: -a document testifying to fact, qualification, or
promise -a written statement legally authenticated
⩥ civil liability. Answer: the responsibility and obligation to make
compensation to another person for damages caused by improper
performance of duties and acts
⩥ commission. Answer: a document describing the notary's appointment
and term of office
⩥ credible witness. Answer: a believable witness worthy of confidence
(chain of personally known individuals from the notary public to the
signer of the document)
⩥ instrument. Answer: legal document that establishes or transfers
property rights, such as real estate deed, last will and testament, trust or
bill of sale. (recorded and available for public inspection and reliance)
⩥ jurat. Answer: latin for "it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an
affidavit or document stating when, before whom and where it was made
