INDIANA NOTARY PUBLIC FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the filing fee? - ✔✔Filing applicated fee $75
✔✔How much is a remote notary authorization application? - ✔✔$100
✔✔acknowledgement - ✔✔a formal declaration before a notary that the instrument
presented is the free and voluntary act of the party executing it and the signatures on
the document are genuine.
✔✔administer - ✔✔to give or apply in a formal way
✔✔affidavit - ✔✔a signed statement made under oath or affirmation
✔✔affirmation - ✔✔an oral or written declaration made by a person who has an
objection to taking oaths, certifying that under penalty of perjury the declarations are
true.
✔✔affix - ✔✔to secure (an object) to another; to attach or add to
✔✔apostille - ✔✔type of authentication of an official document or the official status of a
notary or government official who has authenticated or certified a document.
✔✔appointment - ✔✔the act of designations for an office or position
✔✔authenticate - ✔✔to prove or verify as genuine
✔✔certificate - ✔✔a document testifying to fact, qualification or promise; OR a written
statement legally authenticated
✔✔civil liability - ✔✔the responsibility and obligation to make compensation to another
person for damages caused by improper performance of duties and acts
✔✔commission - ✔✔a document describing the notary's appointment and term of office
✔✔credible witness - ✔✔A believable witness worthy of confidence. Creates a chain of
personally known individuals from the notary public to the signer of a document.
✔✔instrument - ✔✔a legal document that establishes or transfers property rights such
as a real estate deed, last will testament, trust or bill of sale.
✔✔jurat - ✔✔"it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an affidavit or document stating
when, before whom and where it was made
, ✔✔jurisdiction or venue - ✔✔the locality where a cause of action occurs, the state
and/or county where a notarization takes place.
✔✔misconduct - ✔✔Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔an offense of lesser gravity than a felony for which punishment
may be a fine or imprisonment
✔✔oath - ✔✔oral or written appeals before God that the declarations made are true
✔✔official seal - ✔✔rubber stamp or embosser that conforms to the laws and rules
✔✔personally known - ✔✔Familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with
that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every reasonable doubt that
the individual has the identity claimed.
✔✔power of attorney - ✔✔a legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or
agent of the grantor.
✔✔Revoke - ✔✔to cancel or rescind
✔✔swear/sworn - ✔✔To make a solemn promise; to vow, usually before God.
✔✔verification - ✔✔a confirmation of the truth of a theory or fact
✔✔witness - ✔✔a person who watches an event take place
✔✔ What is a notary public? - ✔✔A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity
of signatures.
✔✔What are the four basic components of a notary public? - ✔✔law abiding, bonded,
impartial, public official.
✔✔What are a notary's key functions? - ✔✔To acknowledge and witness the signing of
documents and administer oaths and affirmations related to the signing of important
documents.
✔✔How much of a bond do you have to have before receiving IN Notary Commission? -
✔✔$25,000 surety bond
✔✔Can a notary notarize their own signature? - ✔✔NO; a notary cannot notarize their
own, their spouse's, or any party's signature that may directly benefit the notary.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the filing fee? - ✔✔Filing applicated fee $75
✔✔How much is a remote notary authorization application? - ✔✔$100
✔✔acknowledgement - ✔✔a formal declaration before a notary that the instrument
presented is the free and voluntary act of the party executing it and the signatures on
the document are genuine.
✔✔administer - ✔✔to give or apply in a formal way
✔✔affidavit - ✔✔a signed statement made under oath or affirmation
✔✔affirmation - ✔✔an oral or written declaration made by a person who has an
objection to taking oaths, certifying that under penalty of perjury the declarations are
true.
✔✔affix - ✔✔to secure (an object) to another; to attach or add to
✔✔apostille - ✔✔type of authentication of an official document or the official status of a
notary or government official who has authenticated or certified a document.
✔✔appointment - ✔✔the act of designations for an office or position
✔✔authenticate - ✔✔to prove or verify as genuine
✔✔certificate - ✔✔a document testifying to fact, qualification or promise; OR a written
statement legally authenticated
✔✔civil liability - ✔✔the responsibility and obligation to make compensation to another
person for damages caused by improper performance of duties and acts
✔✔commission - ✔✔a document describing the notary's appointment and term of office
✔✔credible witness - ✔✔A believable witness worthy of confidence. Creates a chain of
personally known individuals from the notary public to the signer of a document.
✔✔instrument - ✔✔a legal document that establishes or transfers property rights such
as a real estate deed, last will testament, trust or bill of sale.
✔✔jurat - ✔✔"it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an affidavit or document stating
when, before whom and where it was made
, ✔✔jurisdiction or venue - ✔✔the locality where a cause of action occurs, the state
and/or county where a notarization takes place.
✔✔misconduct - ✔✔Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔an offense of lesser gravity than a felony for which punishment
may be a fine or imprisonment
✔✔oath - ✔✔oral or written appeals before God that the declarations made are true
✔✔official seal - ✔✔rubber stamp or embosser that conforms to the laws and rules
✔✔personally known - ✔✔Familiarity with an individual resulting from interactions with
that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate every reasonable doubt that
the individual has the identity claimed.
✔✔power of attorney - ✔✔a legal instrument authorizing one to act as the attorney or
agent of the grantor.
✔✔Revoke - ✔✔to cancel or rescind
✔✔swear/sworn - ✔✔To make a solemn promise; to vow, usually before God.
✔✔verification - ✔✔a confirmation of the truth of a theory or fact
✔✔witness - ✔✔a person who watches an event take place
✔✔ What is a notary public? - ✔✔A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity
of signatures.
✔✔What are the four basic components of a notary public? - ✔✔law abiding, bonded,
impartial, public official.
✔✔What are a notary's key functions? - ✔✔To acknowledge and witness the signing of
documents and administer oaths and affirmations related to the signing of important
documents.
✔✔How much of a bond do you have to have before receiving IN Notary Commission? -
✔✔$25,000 surety bond
✔✔Can a notary notarize their own signature? - ✔✔NO; a notary cannot notarize their
own, their spouse's, or any party's signature that may directly benefit the notary.
