UTAH NOTARY TEST 2026 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWER
EXPLANATIONS
◉ Which of the following is an example of a materially COMPLETE
certificate? Answer: Acknowledgement with the proper language as
indicated by UCA 46-1-6.5, date, signer's name, venue, and notary
signature
◉ An employer is away for the office. The employer calls by phone to
ask the employee who is also a notary to notarize the documents on
his desk. He claims he signed the documents earlier. The notary
should Answer: Refuse service and wait until they are in the physical
presence of the employer to witness the signature and perform the
notarization.
◉ All notarizations must include a notarial certificate. Which of the
following best describes a copy certification? Answer: A notarial act
in which a notary certifies that a photocopy is an accurate copy of
the document that is neither a public record nor publicly recorded.
◉ A notary public may NOT copy certify a Answer: Publicly recorded
document, such as a birth certificate
, ◉ If a notary is asked to make a certified copy of a marriage license,
the notary shall Answer: Politely decline, and state the reason for
refusing to complete the notarization is that a notary cannot copy
certify any public record.
◉ If a notary is presented a document that is in a foreign language,
what should the notary do? Answer: Notarize the document so long
as the notary can communicate with the signer and the notarization
is in a language that the notary can understand.
◉ A notary may not execute a certificate containing a statement
known by the notary to be false or materially incomplete. What is
the criminal penalty for violating any provision in the notary statue
as describes in 46-1-18? Answer: A class B misdemeanor
◉ Satisfactory evidence of identity does NOT need to include which
of the following: Answer: mailing address
◉ Although not a requirement, a notary should keep a notary
journal as valuable proof of each notarization performed. Why is this
important? Answer: All of these answers are true, and answering
this question helped to better understand the importance of keeping
a notary journal
◉ A notary shall ensure that a signer takes the following oath or
makes the following affirmation before the notary witnesses the
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWER
EXPLANATIONS
◉ Which of the following is an example of a materially COMPLETE
certificate? Answer: Acknowledgement with the proper language as
indicated by UCA 46-1-6.5, date, signer's name, venue, and notary
signature
◉ An employer is away for the office. The employer calls by phone to
ask the employee who is also a notary to notarize the documents on
his desk. He claims he signed the documents earlier. The notary
should Answer: Refuse service and wait until they are in the physical
presence of the employer to witness the signature and perform the
notarization.
◉ All notarizations must include a notarial certificate. Which of the
following best describes a copy certification? Answer: A notarial act
in which a notary certifies that a photocopy is an accurate copy of
the document that is neither a public record nor publicly recorded.
◉ A notary public may NOT copy certify a Answer: Publicly recorded
document, such as a birth certificate
, ◉ If a notary is asked to make a certified copy of a marriage license,
the notary shall Answer: Politely decline, and state the reason for
refusing to complete the notarization is that a notary cannot copy
certify any public record.
◉ If a notary is presented a document that is in a foreign language,
what should the notary do? Answer: Notarize the document so long
as the notary can communicate with the signer and the notarization
is in a language that the notary can understand.
◉ A notary may not execute a certificate containing a statement
known by the notary to be false or materially incomplete. What is
the criminal penalty for violating any provision in the notary statue
as describes in 46-1-18? Answer: A class B misdemeanor
◉ Satisfactory evidence of identity does NOT need to include which
of the following: Answer: mailing address
◉ Although not a requirement, a notary should keep a notary
journal as valuable proof of each notarization performed. Why is this
important? Answer: All of these answers are true, and answering
this question helped to better understand the importance of keeping
a notary journal
◉ A notary shall ensure that a signer takes the following oath or
makes the following affirmation before the notary witnesses the
