CALIFORNIA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% GRADE A+)
UPDATED 2026/2027
Criticalscommencementsdates-sCORRECTsANSWER-
commencementsdatesstatedsinsthescommissionsNOTsdatescommissionswassissuedsorsmailed
Whosissuesscommission?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-SecretarysofsState
Whensdoesscommissionsbecomesvalids-sCORRECTsANSWER-
Afterstakingsoathsofsofficesandsbondsaresfiledsonstime
Whosdosyousfilesoathsandsbondswiths-sCORRECTsANSWER-countysclerk
Wheresissasnotary'sscommissionslimitedsto?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-
Statesofscalifornia;snotsonlysascertainscounty
Whatskindsofsbondsandshowsmuchsneedsstosbesfileds-sCORRECTsANSWER-Suretysbondsfors15,000
Whatsissthespurposesofsthessuretysbonds-sCORRECTsANSWER-
reimbursesmemberssofsthespublicsthatsaresdamagedsbysnotarialsmisconduct
Maysstillsbesliablesforsdamages,scostssandsattorney'ssfeessexceedingspolicyslimits
Whatskindsofsnotaryspublicssaresnotsallowedstosperformsnotorialsactssonstheirsownstime?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER-
NotariessappointedsbysSecretartsofsStateswhosservesassnotaryspublicsonsbehalfsofsthesstate,scitysorscountysp
ublicsagency
, Whatsaresthesrestrictionssofsbecomingsasnotarysonsasmilitarysorsnavalsreservations-sCORRECTsANSWER--
doesntshavestosbesasCAsresident
-cannotscollectsfees
-cansonlyscollectsfeessonsthesnavalsreservtion
Withswhosshouldsthesoathsandsbondsbesfileds-sCORRECTsANSWER-
countysclerksinsthescountyswheresthesnotarysholdsshersprincipalsplacesofsbusiness
Howsmuchstimesandswhosmustsasnotarysnotifysofsansaddressschange?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-
NotifysSecretarysofsStatesbyscertifiedsmailswithins30sdayssofschangingsresidencesorsbusinesssaddress
Finesforsfailingstosnotifysofsaddressschange:s-sCORRECTsANSWER-$500
Whatsaresthestwosdutiesstosrespondstoswrittensrequestss-sCORRECTsANSWER-1-
respondsins30sdaysstoswrittensrequestssforsinformation
2-respondsinstimesspecifiedswhenscertifiedscopiessofsjournalsaresrequested
Cansansemployersrequeststhatsfeessbesturnedsoverstosemployer?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-yes.
Howsmanysjournalsscansasnotaryskeeps-sCORRECTsANSWER-one
Whoscansrequestsphotostaticscopiessofsasnotary'ssjournal?s-sCORRECTsANSWER--
anysmembersofsthesgeneralspublicscansrequeststosseestheirslinesitemsinsthesjournal
Whatsmuststhesrequestsincludeswhensrequestingscopiessofsasnotorialsjournals-sCORRECTsANSWER--
Namesofsproperties
-typesofsdocument
-monthsandsyearsthesactsoccurred
Maximumsfeesperspagesofscopysrequestss-sCORRECTsANSWER-$0.30
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% GRADE A+)
UPDATED 2026/2027
Criticalscommencementsdates-sCORRECTsANSWER-
commencementsdatesstatedsinsthescommissionsNOTsdatescommissionswassissuedsorsmailed
Whosissuesscommission?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-SecretarysofsState
Whensdoesscommissionsbecomesvalids-sCORRECTsANSWER-
Afterstakingsoathsofsofficesandsbondsaresfiledsonstime
Whosdosyousfilesoathsandsbondswiths-sCORRECTsANSWER-countysclerk
Wheresissasnotary'sscommissionslimitedsto?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-
Statesofscalifornia;snotsonlysascertainscounty
Whatskindsofsbondsandshowsmuchsneedsstosbesfileds-sCORRECTsANSWER-Suretysbondsfors15,000
Whatsissthespurposesofsthessuretysbonds-sCORRECTsANSWER-
reimbursesmemberssofsthespublicsthatsaresdamagedsbysnotarialsmisconduct
Maysstillsbesliablesforsdamages,scostssandsattorney'ssfeessexceedingspolicyslimits
Whatskindsofsnotaryspublicssaresnotsallowedstosperformsnotorialsactssonstheirsownstime?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER-
NotariessappointedsbysSecretartsofsStateswhosservesassnotaryspublicsonsbehalfsofsthesstate,scitysorscountysp
ublicsagency
, Whatsaresthesrestrictionssofsbecomingsasnotarysonsasmilitarysorsnavalsreservations-sCORRECTsANSWER--
doesntshavestosbesasCAsresident
-cannotscollectsfees
-cansonlyscollectsfeessonsthesnavalsreservtion
Withswhosshouldsthesoathsandsbondsbesfileds-sCORRECTsANSWER-
countysclerksinsthescountyswheresthesnotarysholdsshersprincipalsplacesofsbusiness
Howsmuchstimesandswhosmustsasnotarysnotifysofsansaddressschange?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-
NotifysSecretarysofsStatesbyscertifiedsmailswithins30sdayssofschangingsresidencesorsbusinesssaddress
Finesforsfailingstosnotifysofsaddressschange:s-sCORRECTsANSWER-$500
Whatsaresthestwosdutiesstosrespondstoswrittensrequestss-sCORRECTsANSWER-1-
respondsins30sdaysstoswrittensrequestssforsinformation
2-respondsinstimesspecifiedswhenscertifiedscopiessofsjournalsaresrequested
Cansansemployersrequeststhatsfeessbesturnedsoverstosemployer?s-sCORRECTsANSWER-yes.
Howsmanysjournalsscansasnotaryskeeps-sCORRECTsANSWER-one
Whoscansrequestsphotostaticscopiessofsasnotary'ssjournal?s-sCORRECTsANSWER--
anysmembersofsthesgeneralspublicscansrequeststosseestheirslinesitemsinsthesjournal
Whatsmuststhesrequestsincludeswhensrequestingscopiessofsasnotorialsjournals-sCORRECTsANSWER--
Namesofsproperties
-typesofsdocument
-monthsandsyearsthesactsoccurred
Maximumsfeesperspagesofscopysrequestss-sCORRECTsANSWER-$0.30