NSA NOTARY SIGNING AGENT EXAM 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 250 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)/ALREADY
GRADED A+
acknowledgement - ANSWER: notarial act where the signer admits to notary that he
signed doc, that he understands the contents of the doc; and that he is aware of the
consequences of executing the doc by signing it.
signer indicates that he signed of his own free will.
taken from signers of documents such as deeds, contracts and powers of attorney.
By signing the document the signer agrees to the terms and conditions of the
document. The signer does not have to sign the document in the presence of the
notary, but the document must display the signer's original wet ink signature.
acknowledgment certificate - ANSWER: written statement typically found on doc just
below signature block and certifies that the details of the acknowledgement notarial
act that just took place.
administer - ANSWER: to discharge the duties of an office; to give (as in giving an
oath)
Affiant - ANSWER: one who makes or swears to the truth of an affidavit
affidavit - ANSWER: a document in which the affiant makes a statement and swears
or affirms under penalty of perjury that the information in the statement is the truth.
The affidavit will contain a jurat notarial certificate. The affiant must sign the
statement in the presence of the notary.
affirmation - ANSWER: notary act legally = to an oath. notarfy certifies that at ONE
time and place all of the following occured:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary;
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified bythe notary
through satisfactory evidence; and
c. The individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury,based on personal
honor and without invoking a deity or using a form of the word 'swear'.
Apostille - ANSWER: a certificate issued by the appropriate office of a state gov to
authenticize a notary's signature and official status as a notary on a particular date.
An apostille may be required for a notarized document that is bound for a foreign
country that participates in the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement
of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. Obtaining an apostille is the
responsibility of the document custodian, not the notary.
, attest - ANSWER: (v.) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
attestation clause - ANSWER: the statement a witness signs who is attesting the
signature of a document as a witness
attested copy - ANSWER: a copy of an original document made by the notary or that
the notary witnessed someone else make.
Attorney-in-fact - ANSWER: person authorized to act under a power of attorney
Authentication - ANSWER: a process in which the designated office for
authentication for a state's gov certifies the signature and official status of a notary
public on a particular date.
bill of sale - ANSWER: A document used to transfer ownership of personal property.
certification authority - ANSWER: (CA), a trusted organization or company that issues
digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs
Certified Copy - ANSWER: A copy of a public record signed and certified as a true
copy by the public official having custody of the original.
certify - ANSWER: to authenticate or attest as being true or as represented
civil action - ANSWER: a lawsuit or legal action between two or more parties
codicil - ANSWER: A document that legally modifies a will without revoking it.
coerce, coercion - ANSWER: to make someone feel they must do something when
they do not want to do so.
commission - ANSWER: the action of each state's appointiing authority to appoint
someone as a notary public. the certificate issued by the appointing authority in each
state to announe that appointment.
conveyance - ANSWER: a document affecting or changing the title/ownership of real
property
Copy Certification - ANSWER: the process in which the notary takes an affidavit from
the document custodian stating that the document to which the affidavit is attached
is a true and complete copy of a doc that is neither a vital record or publicly
recordable document
credible witness - ANSWER: Is one whose evidence is held by the court to be
trustworthy no matter how bad the character of the witness may be.
EXAM 250 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)/ALREADY
GRADED A+
acknowledgement - ANSWER: notarial act where the signer admits to notary that he
signed doc, that he understands the contents of the doc; and that he is aware of the
consequences of executing the doc by signing it.
signer indicates that he signed of his own free will.
taken from signers of documents such as deeds, contracts and powers of attorney.
By signing the document the signer agrees to the terms and conditions of the
document. The signer does not have to sign the document in the presence of the
notary, but the document must display the signer's original wet ink signature.
acknowledgment certificate - ANSWER: written statement typically found on doc just
below signature block and certifies that the details of the acknowledgement notarial
act that just took place.
administer - ANSWER: to discharge the duties of an office; to give (as in giving an
oath)
Affiant - ANSWER: one who makes or swears to the truth of an affidavit
affidavit - ANSWER: a document in which the affiant makes a statement and swears
or affirms under penalty of perjury that the information in the statement is the truth.
The affidavit will contain a jurat notarial certificate. The affiant must sign the
statement in the presence of the notary.
affirmation - ANSWER: notary act legally = to an oath. notarfy certifies that at ONE
time and place all of the following occured:
a. An individual appeared in person before the notary;
b. The individual was personally known to the notary or identified bythe notary
through satisfactory evidence; and
c. The individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury,based on personal
honor and without invoking a deity or using a form of the word 'swear'.
Apostille - ANSWER: a certificate issued by the appropriate office of a state gov to
authenticize a notary's signature and official status as a notary on a particular date.
An apostille may be required for a notarized document that is bound for a foreign
country that participates in the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement
of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. Obtaining an apostille is the
responsibility of the document custodian, not the notary.
, attest - ANSWER: (v.) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
attestation clause - ANSWER: the statement a witness signs who is attesting the
signature of a document as a witness
attested copy - ANSWER: a copy of an original document made by the notary or that
the notary witnessed someone else make.
Attorney-in-fact - ANSWER: person authorized to act under a power of attorney
Authentication - ANSWER: a process in which the designated office for
authentication for a state's gov certifies the signature and official status of a notary
public on a particular date.
bill of sale - ANSWER: A document used to transfer ownership of personal property.
certification authority - ANSWER: (CA), a trusted organization or company that issues
digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs
Certified Copy - ANSWER: A copy of a public record signed and certified as a true
copy by the public official having custody of the original.
certify - ANSWER: to authenticate or attest as being true or as represented
civil action - ANSWER: a lawsuit or legal action between two or more parties
codicil - ANSWER: A document that legally modifies a will without revoking it.
coerce, coercion - ANSWER: to make someone feel they must do something when
they do not want to do so.
commission - ANSWER: the action of each state's appointiing authority to appoint
someone as a notary public. the certificate issued by the appointing authority in each
state to announe that appointment.
conveyance - ANSWER: a document affecting or changing the title/ownership of real
property
Copy Certification - ANSWER: the process in which the notary takes an affidavit from
the document custodian stating that the document to which the affidavit is attached
is a true and complete copy of a doc that is neither a vital record or publicly
recordable document
credible witness - ANSWER: Is one whose evidence is held by the court to be
trustworthy no matter how bad the character of the witness may be.
