NOTARY EXAM 2026/2027 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED
IfvavNotaryvidentifiesvavsignervthroughvpropervIDvbutvforgetsvtovputvthevinformationvinvhervjournal,vshevwou
ldvbevfinedvfor?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-750
AaronvhasvfiledvhisvOathvofvOfficevandvbondvwithvthevcountyvrecorder'svofficevwherevhevholdsvhisvprincipalv
placevofvbusiness.vAaronvisvundervoathvforvthevdurationvofvhisvcommissionvtovfollowvallvNotaryvlawsvasvavre
sult.vIfvArronvfalsifiesvavstatement,vverballyvorvinvwriting,vhevmayvbevfoundvguiltyvof:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Forgery
AvProofvofvExecutionvbyvSubscribingvWitnessvmayvbevusedvforvwhichvonevofvthesevdocuments?v-
vCORRECTvANSWER-Trustee'svDeed
StellavjustvgotvmarriedvandvshevandvhervhusbandvarevbuyingvavhousevinvSanvFrancisco.vThevdealvclosedvearli
ervthanvexpectedvandvStellavhasvnotvreceivedvhervnewvdriver'svlicensevwithvhervnewvname,vStellavBrown.vY
et,vtheirvloanvdocumentsvindicatevhervnewvmarriedvname.vWhatvcanvshevdo?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
StellavmayvusevtwovcrediblevwitnessesvthatvshevknowsvbutvwhovdovnotvknowvthevNotary
Whichvonevdoesvnotvneedvavthumbprint?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-DeedvofvReconveyance
(QuitvClaimvDeed,vPowervofvAttorney,vandvDeedvofvTrustvallvneedvavthumbprint)
AvSubscribingvWitnessvappearsvatvavnotary'svofficevandvasksvthemvtovnotarizevtheirvsignature.vThevNotaryvc
anvnotarizevthevdocumentvif_______.vFillvinvthevblank.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
ThevSubscribingvWitnessvalsovbroughtvavcrediblevwitness
WhenvavNotaryvmovesvtovavnewvcounty,vhevmust:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-InformvthevSOSvofvhisvnewvaddress.
Whatvyearvdidvmandatoryveducationvforvnotariesvbecomevavlaw?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-Julyv1,v2005
, Mariavisvavcommissionedvnotaryvpublic,vhervprincipalvplacevofvbusinessvisvinvTruckee,vCalifornia.vAccordingl
y,vMariavfiledvhervoathvandvbondvatvthevNevadavCountyvClerk'svofficevinvNevadavCounty,vCalifornia.vMariav
oftenvtravelsvtovSouthvLakevTahoe,vinvElvDoradovCounty,vtovperformvnotarialvactsvforvresidentsvthere.vHervf
riendvPatrickvasksvhervtovcomevtovhisvhomevinvStateline,vNevada,vtovperformvanvacknowledgmentvonvavdoc
umentvtovbevfiledvinvElvDoradovCounty.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
MariavmustvrefusevtovperformvthevacknowledgementvinvthevStatevofvNevada
AvNotary'svcommissionvexpiresvbutvavfriendvneedsvloanvdocumentsvnotarized.vIfvthevformervNotaryvnotariz
edvhomevloanvrefinancevdocumentsvwithoutvinformingvhisvfriendvthatvhisvcommissionvexpired,vthevformerv
Notaryvwouldvbevguiltyvof:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-Avfelony
Thevfollowingvjournalvinformationvisvrequiredvexcept:
A.vTimevandvdatevofvthevnotarization
B.vTitlevorvCharactervofvdocument.
C.vAvthumbprintvfromvthevsignervifvthevdocumentvisvaffectingvrealvpropertyvorvPowervofvAttorney
D.vTypevofvnotarization.
E.vPhonevnumbervofvthevdocumentvsignerv-vCORRECTvANSWER-E.vPhonevnumbervofvthevdocumentvsigner
JimvisvavparalegalvandvworksvatvthevlawvofficesvofvSmithvandvSmith.vHisvemployervasksvhimvtovbecomevavNo
taryvpublicvandvpaysvforvhisveducation,vsuppliesvandvfilingvfees.vJimvagreesvandvbecomesvavcommissionedv
NotaryvPublic.vHisvemployervhasvhimvsignvanvagreementvthatvsaysvhevwillvnotvchargevanyvfeesvtovthevlawvof
ficevforvNotarialvservicesvandvwillvremitvanyvfeesvfromvclientsvtovthevlawvoffice.vJim'svsistervasksvhimvtovcom
evovervtovacknowledgevanvInterspousalvTransfervDeedvshevsigned.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Jimvmayvnotarizevthisvdocumentvandvkeepvthevfees
DanvWithersvworksvasvavdispatchervatvavpolicevstation.vHisvemployervasksvhimvtovbecomevavNotaryvandvpay
svforvhisvsupplies.vDanvcanvdovallvofvthevfollowingvexcept:
A.vNotarizevatvhisvplacevofvemployment.
B.vKeepvallvNotaryvfeesvcharged.
C.vRemitvNotaryvfeesvtovemployer.
D.vChargevforvnotarizations.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-B.vKeepvallvnotaryvfeesvcharged
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
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IfvavNotaryvidentifiesvavsignervthroughvpropervIDvbutvforgetsvtovputvthevinformationvinvhervjournal,vshevwou
ldvbevfinedvfor?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-750
AaronvhasvfiledvhisvOathvofvOfficevandvbondvwithvthevcountyvrecorder'svofficevwherevhevholdsvhisvprincipalv
placevofvbusiness.vAaronvisvundervoathvforvthevdurationvofvhisvcommissionvtovfollowvallvNotaryvlawsvasvavre
sult.vIfvArronvfalsifiesvavstatement,vverballyvorvinvwriting,vhevmayvbevfoundvguiltyvof:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Forgery
AvProofvofvExecutionvbyvSubscribingvWitnessvmayvbevusedvforvwhichvonevofvthesevdocuments?v-
vCORRECTvANSWER-Trustee'svDeed
StellavjustvgotvmarriedvandvshevandvhervhusbandvarevbuyingvavhousevinvSanvFrancisco.vThevdealvclosedvearli
ervthanvexpectedvandvStellavhasvnotvreceivedvhervnewvdriver'svlicensevwithvhervnewvname,vStellavBrown.vY
et,vtheirvloanvdocumentsvindicatevhervnewvmarriedvname.vWhatvcanvshevdo?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
StellavmayvusevtwovcrediblevwitnessesvthatvshevknowsvbutvwhovdovnotvknowvthevNotary
Whichvonevdoesvnotvneedvavthumbprint?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-DeedvofvReconveyance
(QuitvClaimvDeed,vPowervofvAttorney,vandvDeedvofvTrustvallvneedvavthumbprint)
AvSubscribingvWitnessvappearsvatvavnotary'svofficevandvasksvthemvtovnotarizevtheirvsignature.vThevNotaryvc
anvnotarizevthevdocumentvif_______.vFillvinvthevblank.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
ThevSubscribingvWitnessvalsovbroughtvavcrediblevwitness
WhenvavNotaryvmovesvtovavnewvcounty,vhevmust:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-InformvthevSOSvofvhisvnewvaddress.
Whatvyearvdidvmandatoryveducationvforvnotariesvbecomevavlaw?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-Julyv1,v2005
, Mariavisvavcommissionedvnotaryvpublic,vhervprincipalvplacevofvbusinessvisvinvTruckee,vCalifornia.vAccordingl
y,vMariavfiledvhervoathvandvbondvatvthevNevadavCountyvClerk'svofficevinvNevadavCounty,vCalifornia.vMariav
oftenvtravelsvtovSouthvLakevTahoe,vinvElvDoradovCounty,vtovperformvnotarialvactsvforvresidentsvthere.vHervf
riendvPatrickvasksvhervtovcomevtovhisvhomevinvStateline,vNevada,vtovperformvanvacknowledgmentvonvavdoc
umentvtovbevfiledvinvElvDoradovCounty.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
MariavmustvrefusevtovperformvthevacknowledgementvinvthevStatevofvNevada
AvNotary'svcommissionvexpiresvbutvavfriendvneedsvloanvdocumentsvnotarized.vIfvthevformervNotaryvnotariz
edvhomevloanvrefinancevdocumentsvwithoutvinformingvhisvfriendvthatvhisvcommissionvexpired,vthevformerv
Notaryvwouldvbevguiltyvof:v-vCORRECTvANSWER-Avfelony
Thevfollowingvjournalvinformationvisvrequiredvexcept:
A.vTimevandvdatevofvthevnotarization
B.vTitlevorvCharactervofvdocument.
C.vAvthumbprintvfromvthevsignervifvthevdocumentvisvaffectingvrealvpropertyvorvPowervofvAttorney
D.vTypevofvnotarization.
E.vPhonevnumbervofvthevdocumentvsignerv-vCORRECTvANSWER-E.vPhonevnumbervofvthevdocumentvsigner
JimvisvavparalegalvandvworksvatvthevlawvofficesvofvSmithvandvSmith.vHisvemployervasksvhimvtovbecomevavNo
taryvpublicvandvpaysvforvhisveducation,vsuppliesvandvfilingvfees.vJimvagreesvandvbecomesvavcommissionedv
NotaryvPublic.vHisvemployervhasvhimvsignvanvagreementvthatvsaysvhevwillvnotvchargevanyvfeesvtovthevlawvof
ficevforvNotarialvservicesvandvwillvremitvanyvfeesvfromvclientsvtovthevlawvoffice.vJim'svsistervasksvhimvtovcom
evovervtovacknowledgevanvInterspousalvTransfervDeedvshevsigned.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Jimvmayvnotarizevthisvdocumentvandvkeepvthevfees
DanvWithersvworksvasvavdispatchervatvavpolicevstation.vHisvemployervasksvhimvtovbecomevavNotaryvandvpay
svforvhisvsupplies.vDanvcanvdovallvofvthevfollowingvexcept:
A.vNotarizevatvhisvplacevofvemployment.
B.vKeepvallvNotaryvfeesvcharged.
C.vRemitvNotaryvfeesvtovemployer.
D.vChargevforvnotarizations.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-B.vKeepvallvnotaryvfeesvcharged