LOUISIANA NOTARY LATEST UPDATE
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULLY CORRECT
⫸ Equity Answer: fairness; impartiality; justice
⫸ Authentic Act Answer: Full proof of the acts performed by the notary
and the events which are mentioned as having taken place in his/her
presence
⫸ Fecha Cierta Answer: fixed date or date certain
⫸ Appearance clause Answer: first provision in the authentic act
⫸ Title Opinion Answer: Only to be issued by a licensed attorney
⫸ Title Search Answer: examination of public records to find issues
with a property's title, such as liens, judgments, and other claims that
could affect ownership
⫸ Annexed Answer: attached
⫸ Gratuitous contracts Answer: donations or wills
, ⫸ Substantive law Answer: rules that govern society and how its
members are to behave
⫸ Procedural law Answer: laws that govern the operation of the legal
system
⫸ Common Law Answer: Used by all 49 states; derived from England
⫸ Code Napoleon Answer: Enacted in 1804; influence in LA's civil
code
⫸ Stare decisis Answer: to stand by things decided; let the thing stand
⫸ Precendent Answer: an action or official decision that can be used as
support for later actions or decisions
⫸ Judges are Law Interpreters Answer: Civil Law
⫸ Judges are Law makers Answer: Common Law
⫸ Promulgate Answer: To put into force or effect
⫸ Notary Jurisdiction Answer: the actual geographic area where a
notary has authority to act
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULLY CORRECT
⫸ Equity Answer: fairness; impartiality; justice
⫸ Authentic Act Answer: Full proof of the acts performed by the notary
and the events which are mentioned as having taken place in his/her
presence
⫸ Fecha Cierta Answer: fixed date or date certain
⫸ Appearance clause Answer: first provision in the authentic act
⫸ Title Opinion Answer: Only to be issued by a licensed attorney
⫸ Title Search Answer: examination of public records to find issues
with a property's title, such as liens, judgments, and other claims that
could affect ownership
⫸ Annexed Answer: attached
⫸ Gratuitous contracts Answer: donations or wills
, ⫸ Substantive law Answer: rules that govern society and how its
members are to behave
⫸ Procedural law Answer: laws that govern the operation of the legal
system
⫸ Common Law Answer: Used by all 49 states; derived from England
⫸ Code Napoleon Answer: Enacted in 1804; influence in LA's civil
code
⫸ Stare decisis Answer: to stand by things decided; let the thing stand
⫸ Precendent Answer: an action or official decision that can be used as
support for later actions or decisions
⫸ Judges are Law Interpreters Answer: Civil Law
⫸ Judges are Law makers Answer: Common Law
⫸ Promulgate Answer: To put into force or effect
⫸ Notary Jurisdiction Answer: the actual geographic area where a
notary has authority to act
