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ILLINOIS NOTARY EXAM NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
Accredited immigration representative - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A non-profit organization recognized by the
Board of Immigration Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(a)
and employees of those organizations accredited under
8 C.F.R. 292.29(d)
Acknowledgment - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A declaration
by an individual before a notarial officer that the
individual has signed a record for the purpose stated
therein. If the record is signed in a representative
capacity, the individual signed the record with proper
authority and signed it as the act of the individual or
entity identified in the record.
Audio-video communication - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A
form of communication by which a person is able to see,
hear, and communicate with another person in real time
using electronic means
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Communication technology - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ An
electronic device or process that allows a notary public
and a remotely located individual to communicate with
each other simultaneously by audio-video communication
Credential - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A tangible record
evidencing the identity of a person, including a valid,
unexpired identification card or other document issued
by the federal government or any state government that
contains the photograph and signature of the principal
Digital certificate - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A computer-
based record or electronic file used by a notary public,
or applicant for commission as an electronic notary
public, for the purpose of creating an official electronic
signature. The digital certificate shall be kept in the
exclusive control of the electronic notary public
Dynamic knowledge-based authentication assessment
(DKBA) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ An identity assessment
that is based on a set of questions formulated from
public or private data sources for which the person
taking the assessment has not previously provided an
answer that meets any rules adopted by the secretary
of state
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Electronic - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Of or relating to
technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless,
optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities
Electronic document - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Information
that is created, generated, sent, communicated,
received, or stored by electronic means
Electronic notarial act - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ An act that
an electronic notary public is authorized to perform
Electronic notarial act includes: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1.
Taking an acknowledgment.
2. Administering an oath or affirmation.
3. Executing a jurat.
4. Certifying a true and correct copy.
5. Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by
statute
Electronic notarial certificate - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The
portion of a notarized electronic document that is
completed by an online notary public
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Electronic notarial certificate contains: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 1. The electronic notary public's electronic
signature, electronic seal, title, and commission
expiration date.
2. Other required information concerning the date and
placement of the electronic notarization.
3. The facts attested to or certified by the electronic
notary public in the particular notarization.
4. An electronic notarial certificate includes the form of
an acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or
affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation that
is completed remotely by an electronic notary public
and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature,
electronic seal, title and commission, and expiration
date.
• Contains other required information concerning the
date and place of the electronic notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an
acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or
affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation
under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment,
oath, or affirmation appeared.
ILLINOIS NOTARY EXAM NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
Accredited immigration representative - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A non-profit organization recognized by the
Board of Immigration Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.29(a)
and employees of those organizations accredited under
8 C.F.R. 292.29(d)
Acknowledgment - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A declaration
by an individual before a notarial officer that the
individual has signed a record for the purpose stated
therein. If the record is signed in a representative
capacity, the individual signed the record with proper
authority and signed it as the act of the individual or
entity identified in the record.
Audio-video communication - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A
form of communication by which a person is able to see,
hear, and communicate with another person in real time
using electronic means
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Communication technology - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ An
electronic device or process that allows a notary public
and a remotely located individual to communicate with
each other simultaneously by audio-video communication
Credential - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A tangible record
evidencing the identity of a person, including a valid,
unexpired identification card or other document issued
by the federal government or any state government that
contains the photograph and signature of the principal
Digital certificate - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A computer-
based record or electronic file used by a notary public,
or applicant for commission as an electronic notary
public, for the purpose of creating an official electronic
signature. The digital certificate shall be kept in the
exclusive control of the electronic notary public
Dynamic knowledge-based authentication assessment
(DKBA) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ An identity assessment
that is based on a set of questions formulated from
public or private data sources for which the person
taking the assessment has not previously provided an
answer that meets any rules adopted by the secretary
of state
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Electronic - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Of or relating to
technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless,
optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities
Electronic document - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Information
that is created, generated, sent, communicated,
received, or stored by electronic means
Electronic notarial act - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ An act that
an electronic notary public is authorized to perform
Electronic notarial act includes: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1.
Taking an acknowledgment.
2. Administering an oath or affirmation.
3. Executing a jurat.
4. Certifying a true and correct copy.
5. Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by
statute
Electronic notarial certificate - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The
portion of a notarized electronic document that is
completed by an online notary public
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Electronic notarial certificate contains: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 1. The electronic notary public's electronic
signature, electronic seal, title, and commission
expiration date.
2. Other required information concerning the date and
placement of the electronic notarization.
3. The facts attested to or certified by the electronic
notary public in the particular notarization.
4. An electronic notarial certificate includes the form of
an acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or
affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation that
is completed remotely by an electronic notary public
and:
• Contains the electronic notary's electronic signature,
electronic seal, title and commission, and expiration
date.
• Contains other required information concerning the
date and place of the electronic notarization.
• Otherwise conforms to the requirements for an
acknowledgment, jurat, verification on oath or
affirmation, or verification of witness or attestation
under the laws of Illinois.
• Indicates that the person making the acknowledgment,
oath, or affirmation appeared.
