CALIFORNIA NOTARY EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison? - ANSWER: 2-
4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must
respond within how many days? - ANSWER: 5 days
Are death certificates notarized? - ANSWER: No
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? - ANSWER: Homestead declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine? - ANSWER:
$10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is up to ...? -
ANSWER: $1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable
by a civil penalty up to - ANSWER: $2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: - ANSWER: Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your
commission will expire: - ANSWER: 8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is - ANSWER: $0
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the - ANSWER:
Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X
signer - ANSWER: One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within - ANSWER: 30 days
A commission is valid for ______ years: - ANSWER: 4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth - ANSWER: $15,000
The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: - ANSWER: 4
years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past - ANSWER: 5 years
, Notary certificates are signed by - ANSWER: notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam - ANSWER: Every 4
years
Notaries can withhold services - ANSWER: -When they employer limits services to
transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee - ANSWER: KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? - ANSWER: Power of
attorney and trust deed for real estate
An affirmation is - ANSWER: Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as an
immigration c. consultant)
for per signature on a jurat? - ANSWER: $10
How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration application? -
ANSWER: $10
How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney notary? -
ANSWER: $10
Notaries obtain their seals from the - ANSWER: approved vendors or manufacturers
A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked...? - ANSWER: Did you sign as a
witness? Did the signer acknowledge their signing? Did the signer ask you to get the
document notarized?
List notary actions - ANSWER: Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office,
Acknowledgment
Credible witnesses must not - ANSWER: have a financial interest in the document
How much does a military notary charge? - ANSWER: No fees
A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is - ANSWER:
guilty of a misdemeanor
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison? - ANSWER: 2-
4 years
If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must
respond within how many days? - ANSWER: 5 days
Are death certificates notarized? - ANSWER: No
A subscribing witness can bring you a what? - ANSWER: Homestead declaration
The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine? - ANSWER:
$10,000
The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is up to ...? -
ANSWER: $1,500
Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable
by a civil penalty up to - ANSWER: $2,500
When a regulation states 30 days it means: - ANSWER: Calendar days
Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your
commission will expire: - ANSWER: 8/31/09
The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is - ANSWER: $0
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the - ANSWER:
Probate code
During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X
signer - ANSWER: One
If you move, you must contact the proper authority within - ANSWER: 30 days
A commission is valid for ______ years: - ANSWER: 4 years
Your 4-year notary bond is worth - ANSWER: $15,000
The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: - ANSWER: 4
years
To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past - ANSWER: 5 years
, Notary certificates are signed by - ANSWER: notary
A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam - ANSWER: Every 4
years
Notaries can withhold services - ANSWER: -When they employer limits services to
transactions related to the employer's business
-When a document is incomplete
-When they believe someone
does not understand what they
are signing
A notary does not have to charge a fee - ANSWER: KNOW
Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? - ANSWER: Power of
attorney and trust deed for real estate
An affirmation is - ANSWER: Legal equivalent of an oath but
has no referral to a Supreme
Being
How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as an
immigration c. consultant)
for per signature on a jurat? - ANSWER: $10
How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration application? -
ANSWER: $10
How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney notary? -
ANSWER: $10
Notaries obtain their seals from the - ANSWER: approved vendors or manufacturers
A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked...? - ANSWER: Did you sign as a
witness? Did the signer acknowledge their signing? Did the signer ask you to get the
document notarized?
List notary actions - ANSWER: Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office,
Acknowledgment
Credible witnesses must not - ANSWER: have a financial interest in the document
How much does a military notary charge? - ANSWER: No fees
A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is - ANSWER:
guilty of a misdemeanor
