NOTARY PRACTICE TEST PREPARATION
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◉ To clear a background check, the State law requires all applicants to
be. Answer: Fingerprinted
◉ In which county does the notary applicant take, subscribe, and file an
oath of office and file a $15,000 surety bond? Answer: In the county
where the notary public maintains a principal PLACE OF BUSINESS as
shown in the application on file.
◉ What is the penalty for failure to surrender the notary public journal
to the peace officer when requested? Answer: A civil penalty of up to
$2,500 and grounds for revocation or suspension of notary commission
◉ When the notary public commission is no longer valid, what must be
done with the notary public seal? Answer: The seal must be destroyed.
◉ Sam, who is bilingual, took his affidavit of identity to Nate Notary's
office. Nate noticed the affidavit did not have the correct wording on the
jurat. What must Nate do? Answer: Use a California loose leaf Jurat
Certificate.
, ◉ Each time Nancy Notary preforms a notarization it is important for
her to complete each step in its entirety. Which of the following is not
Nancy's responsibility? Answer: Proof read the document
◉ Nancy Notary is called to the hospital burn unit to notarize a Power of
Attorney for Paul who is burned over 80% of his body. His California
Driver License was burned in the fire. The nurse in charge of Paul's care
limits the number of people in Paul's room. How must Nancy proceed
since she does not know anyone who is present? Answer: Use two
credible witnesses who have their specified paper identification
documents.
◉ Mr. Smith brings a document to Mary a notary public to be notarized.
Mary will mark in her journal that it was a Jurat. What identifying
wording did she rely on? Answer: "Subscribed and sworn to (or
affirmed) before me".
◉ What is the penalty for taking improper identification? Answer:
$1,500
◉ For what does a notary receive a $10,000 Penalty? Answer: The
notary willfully states as true a material fact and/or falsifies a certificate
of acknowledgment.
Failure to obtain the satisfactory evidence required to establish the
identity of a single credible witness.
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE Q&A ALREADY
PASSED
◉ To clear a background check, the State law requires all applicants to
be. Answer: Fingerprinted
◉ In which county does the notary applicant take, subscribe, and file an
oath of office and file a $15,000 surety bond? Answer: In the county
where the notary public maintains a principal PLACE OF BUSINESS as
shown in the application on file.
◉ What is the penalty for failure to surrender the notary public journal
to the peace officer when requested? Answer: A civil penalty of up to
$2,500 and grounds for revocation or suspension of notary commission
◉ When the notary public commission is no longer valid, what must be
done with the notary public seal? Answer: The seal must be destroyed.
◉ Sam, who is bilingual, took his affidavit of identity to Nate Notary's
office. Nate noticed the affidavit did not have the correct wording on the
jurat. What must Nate do? Answer: Use a California loose leaf Jurat
Certificate.
, ◉ Each time Nancy Notary preforms a notarization it is important for
her to complete each step in its entirety. Which of the following is not
Nancy's responsibility? Answer: Proof read the document
◉ Nancy Notary is called to the hospital burn unit to notarize a Power of
Attorney for Paul who is burned over 80% of his body. His California
Driver License was burned in the fire. The nurse in charge of Paul's care
limits the number of people in Paul's room. How must Nancy proceed
since she does not know anyone who is present? Answer: Use two
credible witnesses who have their specified paper identification
documents.
◉ Mr. Smith brings a document to Mary a notary public to be notarized.
Mary will mark in her journal that it was a Jurat. What identifying
wording did she rely on? Answer: "Subscribed and sworn to (or
affirmed) before me".
◉ What is the penalty for taking improper identification? Answer:
$1,500
◉ For what does a notary receive a $10,000 Penalty? Answer: The
notary willfully states as true a material fact and/or falsifies a certificate
of acknowledgment.
Failure to obtain the satisfactory evidence required to establish the
identity of a single credible witness.
