California Notary Public Practice Exam
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A California Notary may:
a. Advertise they are immigration consultants
b. Take depositions and affidavits
c. Certify a copy of a foreign birth certificate
d. Normally notarize a will - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Take depositions and affidavits
A certificate of authorization may be gotten:
a. From the governor's office
b. From the Department of Real Estate
c. From the Secretary of State
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: C. From the Secretary of State
A certificate reads: Subscribed & Sworn to before me on August 5, 2007 by ________.
Whose name goes on the blank?
a. Notary
b. Signer
c. Credible Witness
d. Secretary of State - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Signer
A certified copy certifies that the reproduction:
a. Is accurate
b. Is never done
,c. Can be charged $30
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Is accurate
A commission is valid for ______ years:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 12 years - CORRECT ANSWER: C. 4 years
A foreign passport must have one additional item:
a. Stamp from U.S. Immigration Agency
b. Address of signer
c. Phone number of Issuing County
d. Thumbprint - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Stamp from U.S. Immigration Agency
A judgment is lodged against a Notary for $22,000 and the
bonding company pays $15,000 to the client. The notary is liable for:
a. $7,000
b. $22,000
c. $15,000
d. $0 - CORRECT ANSWER: B. $22,000
A man inherits a property in Alabama with his sister and they must send an affidavit to
the court. He can have a friend notarize his signature and:
a. He can notarize his sister's signature
b. He can notarize both signatures
c. He can never notarize an Alabama document
d. He can't do either notarization - CORRECT ANSWER: D. He can't do either
notarization
,A Military Notary:
a. Is in trouble
b. Charges no fees
c. Can only charge senior officers
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Charges no fees
A non-attorney notary (qualified & bonded as an immigration consultant) may charge up
to $10 for:
a. Completing a person's immigration application
b. Oaths and affirmation
c. Per signature on a Jurat
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D. All of the above
- Completing a person's immigration application
- Oaths and affirmation
- Per signature on a Jurat
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the:
a. Civil Code
b. Probate Code
c. Bus. & Prof. Code
d. Notary Public Code - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Probate Code
A notary can notarize documents to be filed in another State but:
a. Must use California form
b. Can't certify signer holds a particular capacity
c. Can't charge any fees
d. Only jurats - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Can't certify signer holds a particular capacity
, A notary is obligated to:
a. Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid out
b. Determine whether a signer has authority to sign as a corporate officer
c. Let their employer hold their seal if they paid for it
d. Use the all-purpose certificate for a jurat - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Reimburse a
surety company for bond funds paid out
A notary may not advertise
a. Fees to be charged
b. In Spanish
c. The Spanish terms notario
publico or notario
d. On a desk plaque - CORRECT ANSWER: C. The Spanish terms notario publico or
notario
A Notary may not charge a fee for notarization on:
a. A power of attorney
b. A circulator's affidavit
c. A quitclaim deed
d. An affidavit of support - CORRECT ANSWER: B. A circulator's affidavit
A notary may not notarize:
a. When they are the attorney who drafted the papers
b. When they are a real estate agent who sold the property
c. For a spouse
d. When they are a mortgagor in a transaction - CORRECT ANSWER: D. When they
are a mortgagor in a transaction
Questions & Answers Latest Update 2024-2025
Actual Exam 200 Questions and 100% Verified
Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Approved by
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A California Notary may:
a. Advertise they are immigration consultants
b. Take depositions and affidavits
c. Certify a copy of a foreign birth certificate
d. Normally notarize a will - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Take depositions and affidavits
A certificate of authorization may be gotten:
a. From the governor's office
b. From the Department of Real Estate
c. From the Secretary of State
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: C. From the Secretary of State
A certificate reads: Subscribed & Sworn to before me on August 5, 2007 by ________.
Whose name goes on the blank?
a. Notary
b. Signer
c. Credible Witness
d. Secretary of State - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Signer
A certified copy certifies that the reproduction:
a. Is accurate
b. Is never done
,c. Can be charged $30
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Is accurate
A commission is valid for ______ years:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 12 years - CORRECT ANSWER: C. 4 years
A foreign passport must have one additional item:
a. Stamp from U.S. Immigration Agency
b. Address of signer
c. Phone number of Issuing County
d. Thumbprint - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Stamp from U.S. Immigration Agency
A judgment is lodged against a Notary for $22,000 and the
bonding company pays $15,000 to the client. The notary is liable for:
a. $7,000
b. $22,000
c. $15,000
d. $0 - CORRECT ANSWER: B. $22,000
A man inherits a property in Alabama with his sister and they must send an affidavit to
the court. He can have a friend notarize his signature and:
a. He can notarize his sister's signature
b. He can notarize both signatures
c. He can never notarize an Alabama document
d. He can't do either notarization - CORRECT ANSWER: D. He can't do either
notarization
,A Military Notary:
a. Is in trouble
b. Charges no fees
c. Can only charge senior officers
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Charges no fees
A non-attorney notary (qualified & bonded as an immigration consultant) may charge up
to $10 for:
a. Completing a person's immigration application
b. Oaths and affirmation
c. Per signature on a Jurat
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D. All of the above
- Completing a person's immigration application
- Oaths and affirmation
- Per signature on a Jurat
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the:
a. Civil Code
b. Probate Code
c. Bus. & Prof. Code
d. Notary Public Code - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Probate Code
A notary can notarize documents to be filed in another State but:
a. Must use California form
b. Can't certify signer holds a particular capacity
c. Can't charge any fees
d. Only jurats - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Can't certify signer holds a particular capacity
, A notary is obligated to:
a. Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid out
b. Determine whether a signer has authority to sign as a corporate officer
c. Let their employer hold their seal if they paid for it
d. Use the all-purpose certificate for a jurat - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Reimburse a
surety company for bond funds paid out
A notary may not advertise
a. Fees to be charged
b. In Spanish
c. The Spanish terms notario
publico or notario
d. On a desk plaque - CORRECT ANSWER: C. The Spanish terms notario publico or
notario
A Notary may not charge a fee for notarization on:
a. A power of attorney
b. A circulator's affidavit
c. A quitclaim deed
d. An affidavit of support - CORRECT ANSWER: B. A circulator's affidavit
A notary may not notarize:
a. When they are the attorney who drafted the papers
b. When they are a real estate agent who sold the property
c. For a spouse
d. When they are a mortgagor in a transaction - CORRECT ANSWER: D. When they
are a mortgagor in a transaction
