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Notary Public - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A public officer
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whose authority to perform certain functions--"notarial
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acts"--is under a commission granted by the Montana
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Secretary of State. |\ |\
What is a Notary's chief responsibility? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔To impartially officiate for document
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transactions that require a notarial act, and to certify the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
facts of these acts in a notarial certificate.
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Term of Office - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4 years. The term
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of office is stated in the Certificate of Commission the
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Secretary of State sends to every commissioned Notary.
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Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A MNP's jurisdiction|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to perform official acts for a physically present principal is
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statewide (every county) in Montana, and in North
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Dakota and Wyoming. |\ |\
Montana authorizes its Notaries to perform notarial acts
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in bordering states IF the bordering state agrees that the
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, Notary may do so; North Dakota and Wyoming agree to
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this.
Why are Documents (Records) Notarized? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Provides relying parties with specific, highly
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valued assurances (common in high-value or high-stake
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transactions such as buying a home, adopting a child, or |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
making a last will and testament):
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The Notary was present with the named principal (signer)
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and personally witnessed the signing or took the
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principal's acknowledgement of the signature; |\ |\ |\ |\
The Notary observed that the principal acted with intent
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and free will, and with apparent awareness and
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comprehension of the document's contents; |\ |\ |\ |\
The Notary certified the facts of the notarial act in a
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signed and sealed certificate (the notarial statement on
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the document) that will be accepted as genuine not only
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within the Notary's commissioning state, but also across
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state and even international borders.
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Montana Has How Many Methods of Notarizing |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Documents? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Four Methods |\ |\ |\ |\ |\