CALIFORNIA NOTARY PUBLIC PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS | 137 Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is one requirement for becoming a California Notary Public?
a. Be under 18 years of age
b. Have a criminal record
c. Not pass an exam
d. Be a legal resident of California Correct Answer: D. Be a legal resident of California
Your jurisdiction will be:
a. The entire state of California
b. The county in which you live
c. The city in which you work
d. The entire United States Correct Answer: A. The entire state of California
A possible penalty for committing perjury is:
a. 2 years in prison
b. 3 years in prison
c. 4 years in prison
d. Any of the above Correct Answer: D. Any of the above
- 2, 3, or 4 years in prison
You have how many days to take your oath of office after your commencement date:
a. 6 months
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above Correct Answer: C. 30 days
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within:
a. One month
b. 5 days
c. One year
d. 30 days Correct Answer: B. 5 days
The agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the:
a. Corporation Commissioner
b. Bureau of Notary Publics
c. Secretary of State
d. Department of Real Estate Correct Answer: C. Secretary of State
Using the words notario publico:
a. Is encouraged
b. Is legal in California
,c. Is prohibited
d. Indicates lingual ability Correct Answer: C. Is prohibited
If a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that they know to be fraudulent,
they are guilty of a:
a Misdemeanor
b. Lis pendes
c. Carpe diem
d. Felony Correct Answer: D. Felony
Death Certificates:
a. Must be notarized
b. Are not notarized
c. Are filed with the IRS
d. All of the above Correct Answer: B. Are not notarized
A subscribing witness can bring you a:
a. Quit Claim Deed
b. Grant Deed
c. Mortgage
d. Homestead Declaration Correct Answer: D. Homestead Declaration
The penalty for stating a known false fact as true is now
a. $750
b. $1,500
c. $10,000
d. $75,000 Correct Answer: C. $10,000
Two credible witnesses
a. Are not allowed
b. Must be over 21
c. Must be fingerprinted
d. None of the above Correct Answer: D. None of the above
- Are not allowed
- Must be over 21
- Must be fingerprinted
When do you officially become a notary?
a. When you pass the exam
b. When the Secretary of State sends your commission
c. When you do your first certificate
d. When your oath and bond are filed Correct Answer: D. When your oath and bond are filed
The notary stamp may be:
a. Triangle
b. Rectangular
c. Only a circle
, d. None of the above Correct Answer: B. Rectangular
The size of the stamp could be:
a. A 6-foot diameter
b. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
c. 2 ½ inches by 6 inches
d. One foot square Correct Answer: B. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
If you are one of the following concerning a document, you must not notarize it:
a. Agent
b. Employer
c. Lawyer
d. Trustor or Trustee Correct Answer: D. Trustor or Trustee
The fine for overcharging for a nonimmigration form is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $75,000
d. Up to $750 Correct Answer: D. Up to $750
The fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $1,500
d. Up to $750 Correct Answer: C. Up to $1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty of
up to:
a. $750
b. $1,500
c. $500
d. $2,500 Correct Answer: D. $2,500
What is the fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language that you use that you are
not an attorney and cannot give legal advice:
a. Up to $750 fine
b. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of commission and on second time - revocation of
commission for life
c. Two - four years in prison
d. $75,000 fine Correct Answer: B. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of commission
and on second time - revocation of commission for life
When a regulation states 30 days it means:
a. Calendar days
b. Business days
c. a & b
d. none of the above Correct Answer: A. Calendar days
QUESTIONS | 137 Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is one requirement for becoming a California Notary Public?
a. Be under 18 years of age
b. Have a criminal record
c. Not pass an exam
d. Be a legal resident of California Correct Answer: D. Be a legal resident of California
Your jurisdiction will be:
a. The entire state of California
b. The county in which you live
c. The city in which you work
d. The entire United States Correct Answer: A. The entire state of California
A possible penalty for committing perjury is:
a. 2 years in prison
b. 3 years in prison
c. 4 years in prison
d. Any of the above Correct Answer: D. Any of the above
- 2, 3, or 4 years in prison
You have how many days to take your oath of office after your commencement date:
a. 6 months
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above Correct Answer: C. 30 days
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within:
a. One month
b. 5 days
c. One year
d. 30 days Correct Answer: B. 5 days
The agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the:
a. Corporation Commissioner
b. Bureau of Notary Publics
c. Secretary of State
d. Department of Real Estate Correct Answer: C. Secretary of State
Using the words notario publico:
a. Is encouraged
b. Is legal in California
,c. Is prohibited
d. Indicates lingual ability Correct Answer: C. Is prohibited
If a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that they know to be fraudulent,
they are guilty of a:
a Misdemeanor
b. Lis pendes
c. Carpe diem
d. Felony Correct Answer: D. Felony
Death Certificates:
a. Must be notarized
b. Are not notarized
c. Are filed with the IRS
d. All of the above Correct Answer: B. Are not notarized
A subscribing witness can bring you a:
a. Quit Claim Deed
b. Grant Deed
c. Mortgage
d. Homestead Declaration Correct Answer: D. Homestead Declaration
The penalty for stating a known false fact as true is now
a. $750
b. $1,500
c. $10,000
d. $75,000 Correct Answer: C. $10,000
Two credible witnesses
a. Are not allowed
b. Must be over 21
c. Must be fingerprinted
d. None of the above Correct Answer: D. None of the above
- Are not allowed
- Must be over 21
- Must be fingerprinted
When do you officially become a notary?
a. When you pass the exam
b. When the Secretary of State sends your commission
c. When you do your first certificate
d. When your oath and bond are filed Correct Answer: D. When your oath and bond are filed
The notary stamp may be:
a. Triangle
b. Rectangular
c. Only a circle
, d. None of the above Correct Answer: B. Rectangular
The size of the stamp could be:
a. A 6-foot diameter
b. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
c. 2 ½ inches by 6 inches
d. One foot square Correct Answer: B. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
If you are one of the following concerning a document, you must not notarize it:
a. Agent
b. Employer
c. Lawyer
d. Trustor or Trustee Correct Answer: D. Trustor or Trustee
The fine for overcharging for a nonimmigration form is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $75,000
d. Up to $750 Correct Answer: D. Up to $750
The fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost is:
a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $1,500
d. Up to $750 Correct Answer: C. Up to $1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty of
up to:
a. $750
b. $1,500
c. $500
d. $2,500 Correct Answer: D. $2,500
What is the fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language that you use that you are
not an attorney and cannot give legal advice:
a. Up to $750 fine
b. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of commission and on second time - revocation of
commission for life
c. Two - four years in prison
d. $75,000 fine Correct Answer: B. Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of commission
and on second time - revocation of commission for life
When a regulation states 30 days it means:
a. Calendar days
b. Business days
c. a & b
d. none of the above Correct Answer: A. Calendar days
