Louisiana Notary Exam 2022| 50 QUESTIONS|
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Justice of the peace courts handle which kind of disputes? Correct Answer: minor money
disputes(up to $5,000), may issue arrest warrants, set bail obligations, and hold preliminary
hearings in some minor criminal cases.
Justice of the peace courts are considered Correct Answer: magistrates, not judges (they need
not be lawyers)
Mayor's court Correct Answer: handle minor traffic matters and petty ordinance (criminal laws
passed down by town councils) violations
Mayor's court Correct Answer: magistrates that are customarily addressed as "Judge." (they
need not be lawyers). These courts are local to a municipality, and only one such court will exist
in a municipality.
City courts, parish courts Correct Answer: are trial courts of limited jurisdiction. misdemeanor
criminal jurisdiction and full juvenile jurisdiction (if there is no juvenile court in the parish).
District courts Correct Answer: are trial courts of general jurisdiction handling both criminal and
civil matters
district courts Correct Answer: Forty-one judicial districts cover sixty-three parishes, with each
district comprising at least one parish and no more than three whole parishes.
C. No, because crimes unrelated to the notarial function must amount to a felony before
suspension or revocation is warranted. Correct Answer: 1. A notary is convicted of
misdemeanor assault from a bar fight (committed on a day off from working as a mobile notary).
She is sentenced to one month of home confinement. After serving this sentence, will the notary
be subject to suspension?
A. No, because only misfeasance or dereliction of duty such as misfiling documents or injuring
the public record is grounds for suspension.
B. Yes, because conviction of a crime, serious enough to get actual confinement and not just a
suspended sentence, allows the Secretary of State to suspend the notary.
C. No, because crimes unrelated to the notarial function must amount to a felony before
suspension or revocation is warranted.
D. Yes, because conviction of a crime, serious enough to get actual confinement and not just a
suspended sentence, allows the district court (in the parish where the notary is commissioned) to
suspend the notary.
D. Legislation Correct Answer: 2. Which of the following is considered to be the supreme
source of law in the Louisiana civil law system?
A. Attorney General Opinions
B. Constitutional ancillaries
, C. Judicial opinions of the Louisiana Supreme Court
D. Legislation
A. Drafting and attesting to such juridical acts as affidavits, witness acknowledgments, authentic
acts, and acts or correction Correct Answer: 3. Which of the following is considered to be a
valid function of the Louisiana civil law notary?
A. Drafting and attesting to such juridical acts as affidavits, witness acknowledgments, authentic
acts, and acts or correction
B. Advising clients on whether to include a provision in a will that would make the named
executor be appointed as independent and without the requirement of posting bond.
C. Conducting a family meeting to explain the legal process and forms by which one of them
could adopt a three-year-old who has been orphaned by the death of their relatives (the parents of
the child)
D. All of the above
C. Absolutely null Correct Answer: 4. An act in the derogation of laws for the protection of the
public interest is considered to be:
A. Relatively null
B. Enforceable only by a court of appellate jurisdiction
C. Absolutely null
D. Enforceable only by a court of original jurisdiction
D. The Louisiana Supreme Court does not have "original jurisdiction," which is for trials.
Correct Answer: 5. Which of the following statement is false?
A. The Mayor's Court cannot conduct jury trials.
B. The Civil Code of Louisiana has several "books," including one dealing with conflict of laws
added more recently than the others.
C. The judicial hierarchy of the Louisiana court system makes the Court of Appeal higher than
the Mayor's Court
D. The Louisiana Supreme Court does not have "original jurisdiction," which is for trials.
B. Yes, because he has no direct personal interest in these transactions. Correct Answer: 6. A
notary, Bill, works part-time for the bank while his wife, Wanda, is sole manager of a car
dealership. The bank that employs Bill provides loans for customers to purchase cars, including
cars bought from Wanda's workplace. May Bill properly serve as notary for the transactions
involving Wanda's dealership?
A. No, because Bill is a stockholder, director, officer, of a bank which is party to an instrument
related to Wanda's work.
B. Yes, because he has no direct personal interest in these transactions.
C. No, because in a community property jurisdiction, Wanda's work necessarily raises and
interest in Bill, such that it is an example of self-dealing.
D. Yes, because it is unlikely that a dissatisfies customer of the car dealership would be able to
question the credibility of the notary and his spouse.
B. Appearance Correct Answer: 7. An authentic act entered into by a corporation contains the
following clause:
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Justice of the peace courts handle which kind of disputes? Correct Answer: minor money
disputes(up to $5,000), may issue arrest warrants, set bail obligations, and hold preliminary
hearings in some minor criminal cases.
Justice of the peace courts are considered Correct Answer: magistrates, not judges (they need
not be lawyers)
Mayor's court Correct Answer: handle minor traffic matters and petty ordinance (criminal laws
passed down by town councils) violations
Mayor's court Correct Answer: magistrates that are customarily addressed as "Judge." (they
need not be lawyers). These courts are local to a municipality, and only one such court will exist
in a municipality.
City courts, parish courts Correct Answer: are trial courts of limited jurisdiction. misdemeanor
criminal jurisdiction and full juvenile jurisdiction (if there is no juvenile court in the parish).
District courts Correct Answer: are trial courts of general jurisdiction handling both criminal and
civil matters
district courts Correct Answer: Forty-one judicial districts cover sixty-three parishes, with each
district comprising at least one parish and no more than three whole parishes.
C. No, because crimes unrelated to the notarial function must amount to a felony before
suspension or revocation is warranted. Correct Answer: 1. A notary is convicted of
misdemeanor assault from a bar fight (committed on a day off from working as a mobile notary).
She is sentenced to one month of home confinement. After serving this sentence, will the notary
be subject to suspension?
A. No, because only misfeasance or dereliction of duty such as misfiling documents or injuring
the public record is grounds for suspension.
B. Yes, because conviction of a crime, serious enough to get actual confinement and not just a
suspended sentence, allows the Secretary of State to suspend the notary.
C. No, because crimes unrelated to the notarial function must amount to a felony before
suspension or revocation is warranted.
D. Yes, because conviction of a crime, serious enough to get actual confinement and not just a
suspended sentence, allows the district court (in the parish where the notary is commissioned) to
suspend the notary.
D. Legislation Correct Answer: 2. Which of the following is considered to be the supreme
source of law in the Louisiana civil law system?
A. Attorney General Opinions
B. Constitutional ancillaries
, C. Judicial opinions of the Louisiana Supreme Court
D. Legislation
A. Drafting and attesting to such juridical acts as affidavits, witness acknowledgments, authentic
acts, and acts or correction Correct Answer: 3. Which of the following is considered to be a
valid function of the Louisiana civil law notary?
A. Drafting and attesting to such juridical acts as affidavits, witness acknowledgments, authentic
acts, and acts or correction
B. Advising clients on whether to include a provision in a will that would make the named
executor be appointed as independent and without the requirement of posting bond.
C. Conducting a family meeting to explain the legal process and forms by which one of them
could adopt a three-year-old who has been orphaned by the death of their relatives (the parents of
the child)
D. All of the above
C. Absolutely null Correct Answer: 4. An act in the derogation of laws for the protection of the
public interest is considered to be:
A. Relatively null
B. Enforceable only by a court of appellate jurisdiction
C. Absolutely null
D. Enforceable only by a court of original jurisdiction
D. The Louisiana Supreme Court does not have "original jurisdiction," which is for trials.
Correct Answer: 5. Which of the following statement is false?
A. The Mayor's Court cannot conduct jury trials.
B. The Civil Code of Louisiana has several "books," including one dealing with conflict of laws
added more recently than the others.
C. The judicial hierarchy of the Louisiana court system makes the Court of Appeal higher than
the Mayor's Court
D. The Louisiana Supreme Court does not have "original jurisdiction," which is for trials.
B. Yes, because he has no direct personal interest in these transactions. Correct Answer: 6. A
notary, Bill, works part-time for the bank while his wife, Wanda, is sole manager of a car
dealership. The bank that employs Bill provides loans for customers to purchase cars, including
cars bought from Wanda's workplace. May Bill properly serve as notary for the transactions
involving Wanda's dealership?
A. No, because Bill is a stockholder, director, officer, of a bank which is party to an instrument
related to Wanda's work.
B. Yes, because he has no direct personal interest in these transactions.
C. No, because in a community property jurisdiction, Wanda's work necessarily raises and
interest in Bill, such that it is an example of self-dealing.
D. Yes, because it is unlikely that a dissatisfies customer of the car dealership would be able to
question the credibility of the notary and his spouse.
B. Appearance Correct Answer: 7. An authentic act entered into by a corporation contains the
following clause:
