CALIFORNIA NOTARY PRACTICE EXAM TERMS

CALIFORNIA NOTARY PRACTICE EXAM + TERMS

• Depose: To make a deposition; to testify under oath or affirmation orally or in writing
• Execute: To comply with legal formalities in order to render ( a deed, etc.) effective, as by

signing, sealing and delivering

• Forgery: False signature, writing, document or other creation made to imitate a genuine

thing; the act of making such a false creation

• Fraud: Deception aimed at a causing a person unknowingly to surrender money, property,

rights, or advantages without compensation; cheating

• Grant deed: The document that legally transfers title to real property to a new owner

6. Grantee: The person to whom a grant or conveyance is made

7. Grantor: The person from whom a grant is made or a trust is set up

• Immigration Consultant: A nonattorney who advises and assists another in the legal

process of immigration to the United States, especially in preparing the necessary paperwork

9. Instrument: a formal legal writing; a document

• Jurat: Notarial act in which a Notary certifies that the signer personally appeared before the

Notary, and that the Notary watched the signing of a document, positively identified the signer, and administered an oath or affirmation in which the signer declares the document to be truthful and accurate

• Jurisdiction: Geographic area in which a Notary is authorized to perform notar- ial acts

12. Lessee: A person who grants a lease of property

13. Liability: Responsibility for damages caused by misconduct

• Misconduct: Performing a prohibited action or failing to perform a required action
• Negligence: Failure to use a degree of care that is expected of a person of ordinary

prudence and intelligence

• Oath: spoken, solemn promise to a supreme being that is made before a Notary in relation to

a jurat or as a notarial act in its own right

• Partnership: An association of two or more persons (partners) who agree to share profits

and losses in a business venture

• Perjury: Crime of making a false statement under oath or affirmation in an official proceeding
• Personal appearance: Appearing face to face and in the same room with a Notary at the

time of notarization

• Personal Knowledge: Familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions over a

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claimed. Personal knowledge is no longer an option for CA notaries.

• Positive identification: Determining who a person is without reasonable doubt or suspicion

22. Principal: Person who is a signer of and party to a document

• Protest: Notarial act in which a notary certifies that a constituent did not receive payment
• Reasonable care: Degree of attentiveness and precaution that would be ex- pected of a

person of ordinary prudence and intelligence

• Representative capacity: Status of signing or acting on behalf of another person or on

behalf of a legal entity such as a corporation, partnership or trust

• Satisfactory evidence: Absence of any suspicious circumstances surrounding the identity

of a signer plus evidence in the one of the following forms: reliable state-approved identification documents or the sworn or affirmed word of one or two credible witnesses that an individual has the identity claimed

• Signature by Mark: an "X" or other symbol made in place of a signature by a person

unable to write, and witnessed by a Notary and two other persons

• Statute of Limitations: Law setting a time limit on filing a lawsuit to recover damages or

on prosecuting for criminal misconduct

• An individual applied for a Notary commission, but the application was denied. Which of

the following was most likely the cause for denial?: The individual is not a CA resident

• A Notary may not execute an acknowledgement or proof of execution for: an incomplete

document

• Which of the following types of identification is acceptable for a jurat?: A foreign

passport

• A Notary who changes his or her business address to a new county within CA must:

notify Sec of State of the address change

• A Notary may only certify a copy of a journal item entry upon receipt of which of the

following: A subpoena, a court order, a written request by the Sec of State

• A Notary is prohibited from advertising their notarial services under what conditions: the

notary is an immigration specialist

• A Notary receives a written request from the Sec of State for information relating to an

official notarial act performed by the Notary. How long does the Notary have to respond?: 30 days

• In order to provide a member of the public with a copy of a journal item entry, a CA notary

must require a written request containing what information?: Type of document, month and year of notarization and name of the signer

• A Notary was fined $10,000 for willfully stating as true a material fact in
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