CALIFORNIA NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS V1

CALIFORNIA NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS V1

• The notary or security bond protects the:: public
• The only documents that do not require a seal are:: Subdivision maps
• The county named in the Venue is where:: The signer personally appeared
• If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed: use any finger, use left thumb,

and make a note of the problem

• A notary seal mustBe photographically reproducible and contain an expi- ration date

Contain the state seal and "notary public" Have a serrated or milled edge border: know

• The most frequently completed form is:: the acknowledgment
• Which items must always be put in the journal: Date, time, type of document, fees

8. The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to: identify a signer

• Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary?: To view the making or the

acknowledging of the mark

• You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. What must be included in your journal?:

Signer's driver's license number

Type of Document Notary fee

• A written request for a photocopy

of a journal entry must contain: type of document month and year of notarization names of parties

• A right thumbprint is not required in the Notary journal for a:: Deed of reconveyance
• A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison?: 2-4 years
• If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond

within how many days?: 5 days

15. Are death certificates notarized?: No

16. A subscribing witness can bring you a what?: Homestead declaration

• The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine?: -

$10,000

• The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is up to ...?:

$1,500 1 / 2

• Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by

a civil penalty up to: $2,500

• When a regulation states 30 days it means:: Calendar days
• Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05.Your commission

will expire:: 8/31/09

22. The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is: $0

• A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the: Probate code
• During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X signer:

One

25. If you move, you must contact the proper authority within: 30 days

• A commission is valid for years:: 4 years

27. Your 4-year notary bond is worth: $15,000

• The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is:: 4 years

29. To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past: 5 years

30. Notary certificates are signed by: notary

31. A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam: Every 4 years

• Notaries can withhold services: -When they employer limits services to trans- actions

related to the employer's business -When a document is incomplete -When they believe someone does not understand what they are signing

33. A notary does not have to charge a fee: KNOW

• Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint?: Power of attorney and trust

deed for real estate

• An affirmation is: 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)

for per signature on a jurat?: $10

• How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration applica- tion?: $10
• How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney notary?: $10
• Notaries obtain their seals from the: approved vendors or manufacturers
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