UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Whichmofmthemfollowingmitemsmmustmbemfiledmwithmthemcountymclerk'smoffice:
A.)mAnmapplicationmformnamemchange.
B.)mAnmapplicationmformchangemofmbusinessmormresidencemaddress.
C.)mAnmapplicationmformappointment.
D.)mAmrequestmformapprovalmtomnotarizemconfidentialmmarriages.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.)mAmrequestmformapprovalmtomnotarizemconfidentialmmarriages.
A,mBmandmCmaremfiledmwithmthemSecretarymofmState'smoffice.
Ifmamnotarymismnotarizingmloanmdocumentsmandmthemlendermhasmpre-
printedmthemBorrowers'mnamesmonmthemnotarialmcertificatesmcontainedmwithinmthemloanmdocumen
ts,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtrue:
A.)mThemnotarymmaymbemprosecutedmformfraudmifmhemstrikes,mfrommamnotarialmcertificate,mthemnam
emofmamsignermwhomdidmnotmpersonallymappearmbeforemhim.
B.)mThemSecretarymofmStatemmaymsuspendmthemnotary'smcommissionmifmthemnotarymaffixesmhismseal
mtomanmacknowledgmentmcertificatemthatmismnotmcompletelymfilledmoutminmthemnotary'smownmhand
writing.
C.)mThemnotarymwillmnotmbemsubjectmtomcivilmpenaltiesmifmhemsignsmeachmacknowledgmentmcertifica
teminmhismownmhandwriting.
D.)mThemnotarymmaymback-
datemthemacknowledgmentmcertificatesmifmthemborrowersmactuallymsignedmthemloanmdocumentsmth
empreviousmday.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.)mThemnotarymwillmnotmbemsubjectmtomcivilmpenaltiesmifmhemsignsmeachmackn
owledgmentmcertificateminmhismownmhandwriting.
Amnotarymmustmsignmeachmnotarialmcertificateminmhismownmhandwriting.mIfmanothermpersonmsignsma
mnotary'smnamemtomamnotarialmcertificate,mthatmpersonmmaymbemguiltymofmforgery.
,Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtrue:
A.)mIfmamnotarymresignsmhismcommission,mthemnotarymshallmdelivermhismbooksmandmrecordsmtomthemS
ecretarymofmState'smofficemviamcertifiedmmailmwithinm30mdays.
B.)mIfmamnotarymresignsmhismcommission,mthemnotarymshallmdelivermhismbooksmandmrecordsmtomthemc
ountymclerk'smofficemwheremhismoathmandmbondmaremonmfilemwithinm30mdays.
C.)mIfmamnotarymappointedmtomammilitarymreservationmhasmhismemploymentmtheremterminated,mthe
mnotarymshallmnotifymthemSecretarymofmState'smofficemwithinm30mdaysmofmsuchmtermination.
D.)mIfmamnotarymrequestsmamduplicatemsealmcertificatemfrommthemSecretarymofmState'smofficembecaus
emhismsealmwasmrenderedmunworkable,mthemSecretarymofmStatemshallmsendmthemnotarymamnewmsealm
certificatemofmauthorizationmwithinm30mdaysmofmreceipt.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.)mIfmamnotarymresignsmhismcommission,mthemnotarymshallmdelivermhismbooksm
andmrecordsmtomthemcountymclerk'smofficemwheremhismoathmandmbondmaremonmfilemwithinm30mdays.
Notarialmbooksmandmrecordsmmustmbemdeliveredmtomthemcountymclerk'smofficemwithinm30mdays.mCmi
smnotmtruembecausemthemCOMMANDINGmOFFICER,mnotmthemnotary,mmustmnotifymthemSecretarymof
mState.mDmismnotmtruembecausemthemSecretarymofmStatemsendsmthemnewmcertificatemofmauthorizatio
nmwithinm5mdays,mnotm30mdays.
ThemSecretarymofmState'smofficemneedmnotmbemnotifiedmofmwhichmofmthemfollowing:
A.)mImmediatelymwhenmamnotary'smjournalmand/ormsealmaremlostmormstolen.
B.)mWithinm30mdaysmofmamnotary'smchangemofmbusinessmormresidencemaddress.
C.)mImmediatelymwhenmamnotary'smbiometricmthumbprintmpadmismstolen.
D.)mWithinm10mdaysmifmthemnotarymrelinquishesmhismjournalmtomampeacemofficer.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.)mImmediatelymwhenmamnotary'smbiometricmthumbprintmpadmismstolen.
Amprincipalmexecutesmamtrustee'smdeedmandmrequestsmamsubscribingmwitnessmpresentmthemdocume
ntmformnotarization.mThemnotarympersonallymknowsmamcrediblemwitnessmwhomismusedmtomproperlymi
dentifymthemsubscribingmwitness.mWhommustmsignmthemnotary'smjournal?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemsubscribingmwitness.
Themsubcribingmwitnessmmustmsignmthemnotary'smjournal.mThemcrediblemwitnessmcanmeithermsignmt
hemnotary'smjournalmormhavemhismIDminformationmrecordedminmthemjournal.
, Suemismamnotarympublicmwhomworksmformamprivatememployermduringmthemdaymandmprovidesmmobile
mnotarymservicesminmthemevening.mIfmSuemnotarizesmonemsignaturemandmprovidesmthemsignermwithma
mcertificatemofmacknowledgment,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmismtrue:
A.)mUndermallmcircumstancesmthemnotarymmustmchargem$10mpermsignature.
B.)mThemsignermmustmpaymthemrequiredmfeemformthemnotarizationmevenmifmthemfeemchargedmismlessmt
hanmthemmaximummfeemallowedmbymlaw.
C.)mThemsignermmaymbemliablemformdamagesmifmhemismnotmchargedmthemmaximummfeemformnotarialms
ervicesmallowedmbymlaw.
D.)mThemnotarymmaymbemliablemformdamagesmifmshemdoesmnotmchargemthemmaximummfeemallowedm
bymlaw.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.)mThemsignermmustmpaymthemrequiredmfeemformthemnotarizationmevenmifmthe
mfeemchargedmismlessmthanmthemmaximummfeemallowedmbymlaw.
Amnotarymworkingmformamprivatememployermismnotmrequiredmtomalwaysmchargemthemmaximummfeesm
allowedmformnotarialmservices:mShemmaymchargemzeromifmshemchooses.mThemsignermmustmalwaysmpa
ymthemrequiredmfeemformnotarization,mevenmifmthemfeemismzero,mandmasmlongmasmitmdoesmnotmexceedm
themmaximummnotarymfeesmallowedmbymlaw.
Ifmthemnotary'smjournalmismdestroyed,mthemnotarymmust:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmImmediatelymnotifymthemSecretarymofmStatemandmstartmamnewmjournal.
ThemnotarymmustmIMMEDIATELYmnotifymthemSECRETARYmOFmSTATE'smofficemandmstartmamnewmjourn
al.
Ifmamnotarympublicmworksmformamprivatememployer,mthemnotarymmaymnotmdomwhichmofmthemfollowin
g:
A.)mAllowmothermemployeesmtomusemthemnotary'smjournalmandmseal.
B.)mProvidemcopiesmofmjournalmentriesmrelatedmtomthememployersmbusiness.
C.)mNotarizemvotingmmaterialsmformampublicmelection.
D.)mNotarizemdocumentsminmwhichmthememployermismampartymtomthemcontract.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.)mAllowmothermemployeesmtomusemthemnotary'smjournalmandmseal.