Louisiana Notary Sample Examination Items with Complete Solutions!

When may a court require a notary to produce an original act passed before him? A. At any time B. When the qualifications of the notary are at issue C. When the genuineness of a signature is at issue - ANSWER-C. When the genuineness of a signature is at issue In terms of notarial practice, malfeasance: A. subjects the notary to liability for damages sustained by the parties to an authentic act executed by the notary B. is the performance of an unlawful act in an illegal or improper manner C. subjects the notary to liability for damage sustained by all persons who have relied upon the genuineness of a document executed by the notary - ANSWER-C. subjects the notary to liability for damage sustained by all persons who have relied upon the genuineness of a document executed by the notary A donation in favor of a person who is incapable of receiving is: A. absolute B. null C. unconditional - ANSWER-B. null A real obligation is a duty: A. implied by natural contracts B. placed on the obligee to award the natural and civil fruits of community property C. correlative and incidental to a real right - ANSWER-C. correlative and incidental to a real right If the sale of an immovable has been made with indication of the extent of the premises at the rate of so much per measure, but the seller is unable to deliver the full extent specified in the contract, the price: A. must be proportionately reduced B. must be paid in full C. must be fully refunded - ANSWER-A. must be proportionately reduced A ____________________________ is one who acquires mortgaged property and who is not personally bound for the obligation the mortgage secures. A. third possessor B. grantor C. bearer - ANSWER-A. third possessor An act under private signature is regarded prima facie as the true and genuine act of a party executing it when his signature has been acknowledged, and the act shall be admitted in evidence: A. upon proving its validity B. after thirty days C. without further proof - ANSWER-C. without further proof A notary in New Orleans has a duty of depositing an authentic act of conveyance affecting immovable property for registry within ____________ of its passage. A. 48 hours B. 10 days C. 15 days - ANSWER-A. 48 hours A party who executed an acknowledgment of paternity may rescind the act, without cause, _________________ after the signing of the act. A. thirty days B. sixty days C.