UTAH NOTARY LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Notarization of an electronic signature requirers - ✔✔A personal appearance and
certification of a voluntary signature.
✔✔Notarization of an electronic signature can not be done... - ✔✔Over the phone, fax,
email or video conference.
✔✔For electronic notarization, the signer is in the presence of the notary using______ -
✔✔Computer instead of pen and paper.
✔✔Electronic Signature - ✔✔An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or
logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent
to sign the record.
✔✔A signer must always appear before the notary except: - ✔✔There are no
exceptions. Many fraud cases begin with stories of why the signer could not personally
appear.
✔✔Failing to name the appearing signer - ✔✔When a signers name does not appear on
the certificate in print.
✔✔Many fraud cases show that the "defrauder" was able to add a different name in the
Jurat or Acknowledgment simply because: - ✔✔The notary failed to include the correct
name in the first place or forgot to put the signer's name on the certificate in print..
✔✔Policiy contrary to UCA 46-1-8 - ✔✔A notary "Picks & chooses" who is served based
on personal preferences or prejudices.
✔✔To "pick and choose" who is served based on personal preferences. - ✔✔By law, a
notary may not refuse to enter into a lawful transaction involving a notarial act.
✔✔An employer may: - ✔✔*Determine when the notary is availabe to serve the public
DURING work hours.
*Establish policy that the notary will only notarize company documents DURING work
hours.
*Allow the notary to serve the public at determined times DURING work hours.
*Require a $5 fee for clients or non-clients.
✔✔An employer may not: - ✔✔*Determine when the notary is avaiable to serve the
public AFTER work hours.
*Establish policy that the notary's service is restricted to the workplace.
, *"Pick & choose" which documents or customers will be served whenthe notary is
serving the general public (unless the transaction is unlawful)
*Require more than $5 per signature notarized.
✔✔Valid Identification - ✔✔* Passport (from this or any nation)
* Approved Government I.D.
✔✔Approved Government I.D. (U.S., any state within the U.S., or Foreign) must
include: - ✔✔A photograph, Signature, and Physical Description.
✔✔Notary - ✔✔Any person commissioned to perform notarial acts under this chapter.
✔✔Oath or affirmation - ✔✔A notarial act in which a notary certifies that a person made
a vow or affirmation in the precence of the notary on penalty of perjury.
✔✔Official misconduct - ✔✔A notary's performance of any act prohibited or failure to
perform any act mandated by this chapter or by any other law in connection with a
notarial act.
✔✔Personal knowledge of identity - ✔✔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.
✔✔Satisfactory evidence of identity - ✔✔Identification of an individual based on valid
peronal identification ie; photograph, signature & physical description issued by the US
government or a foreign government; a passport, or the oat or affirmation of a credible
person who is personally known to the notary and who personally knows the individual.
✔✔Satisfactory evidence of identity does not include: - ✔✔(1) a driving privilege card or
another documents that is not considered valid for identification.
✔✔A person qualified for a notarial commission shall: - ✔✔(1) be 18 years or older, (2)
lawfully reside in this state 30 days before filing for notarial commission and maintain
permanent residceny hereafter (3)Be able to read, write and understand English (4)
Submit an application (5) Be endorsed by two residents of the state who are over the
age of 18.
✔✔A notary application must state: - ✔✔age, date of birth, personal qualifications,
residence, business address, daytime telelphone number, criminal convictions, all
derogatory notarial expericence, a passing score on a written examination, a
declaration, an application fee.
✔✔Notary can perform acts... - ✔✔In any part of this state.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Notarization of an electronic signature requirers - ✔✔A personal appearance and
certification of a voluntary signature.
✔✔Notarization of an electronic signature can not be done... - ✔✔Over the phone, fax,
email or video conference.
✔✔For electronic notarization, the signer is in the presence of the notary using______ -
✔✔Computer instead of pen and paper.
✔✔Electronic Signature - ✔✔An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or
logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent
to sign the record.
✔✔A signer must always appear before the notary except: - ✔✔There are no
exceptions. Many fraud cases begin with stories of why the signer could not personally
appear.
✔✔Failing to name the appearing signer - ✔✔When a signers name does not appear on
the certificate in print.
✔✔Many fraud cases show that the "defrauder" was able to add a different name in the
Jurat or Acknowledgment simply because: - ✔✔The notary failed to include the correct
name in the first place or forgot to put the signer's name on the certificate in print..
✔✔Policiy contrary to UCA 46-1-8 - ✔✔A notary "Picks & chooses" who is served based
on personal preferences or prejudices.
✔✔To "pick and choose" who is served based on personal preferences. - ✔✔By law, a
notary may not refuse to enter into a lawful transaction involving a notarial act.
✔✔An employer may: - ✔✔*Determine when the notary is availabe to serve the public
DURING work hours.
*Establish policy that the notary will only notarize company documents DURING work
hours.
*Allow the notary to serve the public at determined times DURING work hours.
*Require a $5 fee for clients or non-clients.
✔✔An employer may not: - ✔✔*Determine when the notary is avaiable to serve the
public AFTER work hours.
*Establish policy that the notary's service is restricted to the workplace.
, *"Pick & choose" which documents or customers will be served whenthe notary is
serving the general public (unless the transaction is unlawful)
*Require more than $5 per signature notarized.
✔✔Valid Identification - ✔✔* Passport (from this or any nation)
* Approved Government I.D.
✔✔Approved Government I.D. (U.S., any state within the U.S., or Foreign) must
include: - ✔✔A photograph, Signature, and Physical Description.
✔✔Notary - ✔✔Any person commissioned to perform notarial acts under this chapter.
✔✔Oath or affirmation - ✔✔A notarial act in which a notary certifies that a person made
a vow or affirmation in the precence of the notary on penalty of perjury.
✔✔Official misconduct - ✔✔A notary's performance of any act prohibited or failure to
perform any act mandated by this chapter or by any other law in connection with a
notarial act.
✔✔Personal knowledge of identity - ✔✔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.
✔✔Satisfactory evidence of identity - ✔✔Identification of an individual based on valid
peronal identification ie; photograph, signature & physical description issued by the US
government or a foreign government; a passport, or the oat or affirmation of a credible
person who is personally known to the notary and who personally knows the individual.
✔✔Satisfactory evidence of identity does not include: - ✔✔(1) a driving privilege card or
another documents that is not considered valid for identification.
✔✔A person qualified for a notarial commission shall: - ✔✔(1) be 18 years or older, (2)
lawfully reside in this state 30 days before filing for notarial commission and maintain
permanent residceny hereafter (3)Be able to read, write and understand English (4)
Submit an application (5) Be endorsed by two residents of the state who are over the
age of 18.
✔✔A notary application must state: - ✔✔age, date of birth, personal qualifications,
residence, business address, daytime telelphone number, criminal convictions, all
derogatory notarial expericence, a passing score on a written examination, a
declaration, an application fee.
✔✔Notary can perform acts... - ✔✔In any part of this state.
