INDIANA NOTARY PUBLIC EVALUATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔jurat - ✔✔"it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an affidavit or document stating
when, before whom and where it was made
✔✔jurisdiction or venue - ✔✔the locality where a cause of action occurs, the state
and/or county where a notarization takes place.
✔✔misconduct - ✔✔Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔an offense of lesser gravity than a felony for which punishment
may be a fine or imprisonment
✔✔oath - ✔✔oral or written appeals before God that the declarations made are true
✔✔official seal - ✔✔rubber stamp or embosser that conforms to the laws and rules
✔✔personally known - ✔✔Familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with
that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every reasonable doubt that
the individual has the identity claimed.
✔✔power of attorney - ✔✔a legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or
agent of the grantor.
✔✔Revoke - ✔✔to cancel or rescind
✔✔swear/sworn - ✔✔To make a solemn promise; to vow, usually before God.
✔✔verification - ✔✔a confirmation of the truth of a theory or fact
✔✔witness - ✔✔a person who watches an event take place
✔✔ What is a notary public? - ✔✔A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity
of signatures.
✔✔What are the four basic components of a notary public? - ✔✔law abiding, bonded,
impartial, public official.
✔✔What are a notary's key functions? - ✔✔To acknowledge and witness the signing of
documents and administer oaths and affirmations related to the signing of important
documents.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔jurat - ✔✔"it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an affidavit or document stating
when, before whom and where it was made
✔✔jurisdiction or venue - ✔✔the locality where a cause of action occurs, the state
and/or county where a notarization takes place.
✔✔misconduct - ✔✔Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔an offense of lesser gravity than a felony for which punishment
may be a fine or imprisonment
✔✔oath - ✔✔oral or written appeals before God that the declarations made are true
✔✔official seal - ✔✔rubber stamp or embosser that conforms to the laws and rules
✔✔personally known - ✔✔Familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with
that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every reasonable doubt that
the individual has the identity claimed.
✔✔power of attorney - ✔✔a legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or
agent of the grantor.
✔✔Revoke - ✔✔to cancel or rescind
✔✔swear/sworn - ✔✔To make a solemn promise; to vow, usually before God.
✔✔verification - ✔✔a confirmation of the truth of a theory or fact
✔✔witness - ✔✔a person who watches an event take place
✔✔ What is a notary public? - ✔✔A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity
of signatures.
✔✔What are the four basic components of a notary public? - ✔✔law abiding, bonded,
impartial, public official.
✔✔What are a notary's key functions? - ✔✔To acknowledge and witness the signing of
documents and administer oaths and affirmations related to the signing of important
documents.
