COLORADO NOTARY TEST REVIEW 2026
NOTARIAL ACTS AND ETHICS ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ CMS - Intent 18-1-501(5). Answer: his/her conscious objective is
to cause the specific result proscribed by the statute defining the
offense. Specific Inent
◉ CMS - Knowingly 18-1-501(6). Answer: A person is aware that
his/her conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists
and is aware that their conduct is practically certain to cause the
result.
General Intent
◉ CMS - Recklessly 18-1-501(8). Answer: A person acts ________
when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk
that a result will occur or that a circumstance exists. General Intent
◉ Criminal Negligence 18-1-501(3). Answer: A person acts through
a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person
would exercise, he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable
risk that a result will occur or that a circumstance exists.
,◉ Arrest by Peace Officer 16-3-102. Answer: (1) A peace officer may
arrest a person when:
(a) He has a warrant commanding that such person be arrested; or
(b) Any crime has been or is being committed by such person in his
presence; or
(c) He has probable cause to believe that an offense was committed
and has probable cause to believe that the offense was committed by
the person to be arrested.
◉ Arrest - when and how made 16-3-101. Answer: (1) An arrest
may be made on any day and at any time of the day or night.
(2) All necessary and reasonable force may be used in making an
arrest.
(3) All necessary and reasonable force may be used to effect an entry
upon any building or property or part thereof to make an authorized
arrest.
◉ Stopping of Suspect 16-3-103. Answer: (1) A peace officer may
stop any person
a. who he reasonably suspects is committing, has
committed, or is about to commit a crime and
b. may require him to give his name and address,
identification if available, and an explanation of his
actions.
, 2) When a peace officer has stopped a person for questioning
pursuant to this section and reasonably suspects that his personal
safety requires it, he may conduct a pat-down search of that person
for weapons.
◉ Peace Officers - Duties 16-3-110. Answer: (2) A peace officer shall
have the authority to act in any situation in which a felony or
misdemeanor has been or is being committed in such officer's
presence, and such authority shall exist regardless of whether such
officer is in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency that
employs such officer or in some other jurisdiction within the state of
Colorado or whether such officer was acting within the scope of such
officer's duties when he or she observed the commission of the
crime, when such officer has been authorized by such agency to so
act. The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be
immediately notified of the arrest and any person arrested shall be
released to the custody of the local law enforcement agency.
◉ Peace Officer - Authority to Arrest while off Duty. Answer: A peace
officer, who, while off duty, is employed in a capacity specifically
permitted by policies and procedures adopted by such officer's
governmental entity employer shall possess the status and authority
which would otherwise be afforded an on-duty peace officer as
described in section 16-2.5-101, acting within the course and scope
of such officer's employment.
, ◉ Peace Officer - Gen Auth. 16-2.5-101. Answer: (1) A person who is
included within the provisions of this
article and who meets all standards imposed by law on
a peace officer is a peace officer, and,
(a.) notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person other than a person designated in this article
is a peace officer has the authority to enforce all
laws of the state of Colorado while acting within the
scope of his or her authority and in the performance
of his or her duties
(2) A peace officer certified by the peace officers standards and
training board shall have the authority to carry firearms at all times,
concealed or otherwise, subject to the written firearms policy
created by the agency employing the peace officer. All other peace
officers shall have the authority to carry firearms, concealed or
otherwise, while engaged in the performance of their duties or as
otherwise authorized by the written policy of the agency employing
the officer.
◉ Incohate Offenses. Answer: i. Criminal Attempt
ii. Criminal Conspiracy
iii. Criminal Solicitation
NOTARIAL ACTS AND ETHICS ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ CMS - Intent 18-1-501(5). Answer: his/her conscious objective is
to cause the specific result proscribed by the statute defining the
offense. Specific Inent
◉ CMS - Knowingly 18-1-501(6). Answer: A person is aware that
his/her conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists
and is aware that their conduct is practically certain to cause the
result.
General Intent
◉ CMS - Recklessly 18-1-501(8). Answer: A person acts ________
when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk
that a result will occur or that a circumstance exists. General Intent
◉ Criminal Negligence 18-1-501(3). Answer: A person acts through
a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person
would exercise, he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable
risk that a result will occur or that a circumstance exists.
,◉ Arrest by Peace Officer 16-3-102. Answer: (1) A peace officer may
arrest a person when:
(a) He has a warrant commanding that such person be arrested; or
(b) Any crime has been or is being committed by such person in his
presence; or
(c) He has probable cause to believe that an offense was committed
and has probable cause to believe that the offense was committed by
the person to be arrested.
◉ Arrest - when and how made 16-3-101. Answer: (1) An arrest
may be made on any day and at any time of the day or night.
(2) All necessary and reasonable force may be used in making an
arrest.
(3) All necessary and reasonable force may be used to effect an entry
upon any building or property or part thereof to make an authorized
arrest.
◉ Stopping of Suspect 16-3-103. Answer: (1) A peace officer may
stop any person
a. who he reasonably suspects is committing, has
committed, or is about to commit a crime and
b. may require him to give his name and address,
identification if available, and an explanation of his
actions.
, 2) When a peace officer has stopped a person for questioning
pursuant to this section and reasonably suspects that his personal
safety requires it, he may conduct a pat-down search of that person
for weapons.
◉ Peace Officers - Duties 16-3-110. Answer: (2) A peace officer shall
have the authority to act in any situation in which a felony or
misdemeanor has been or is being committed in such officer's
presence, and such authority shall exist regardless of whether such
officer is in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency that
employs such officer or in some other jurisdiction within the state of
Colorado or whether such officer was acting within the scope of such
officer's duties when he or she observed the commission of the
crime, when such officer has been authorized by such agency to so
act. The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be
immediately notified of the arrest and any person arrested shall be
released to the custody of the local law enforcement agency.
◉ Peace Officer - Authority to Arrest while off Duty. Answer: A peace
officer, who, while off duty, is employed in a capacity specifically
permitted by policies and procedures adopted by such officer's
governmental entity employer shall possess the status and authority
which would otherwise be afforded an on-duty peace officer as
described in section 16-2.5-101, acting within the course and scope
of such officer's employment.
, ◉ Peace Officer - Gen Auth. 16-2.5-101. Answer: (1) A person who is
included within the provisions of this
article and who meets all standards imposed by law on
a peace officer is a peace officer, and,
(a.) notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person other than a person designated in this article
is a peace officer has the authority to enforce all
laws of the state of Colorado while acting within the
scope of his or her authority and in the performance
of his or her duties
(2) A peace officer certified by the peace officers standards and
training board shall have the authority to carry firearms at all times,
concealed or otherwise, subject to the written firearms policy
created by the agency employing the peace officer. All other peace
officers shall have the authority to carry firearms, concealed or
otherwise, while engaged in the performance of their duties or as
otherwise authorized by the written policy of the agency employing
the officer.
◉ Incohate Offenses. Answer: i. Criminal Attempt
ii. Criminal Conspiracy
iii. Criminal Solicitation
