Complete; Texas Notary Test Questions 2024/2025
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$4 fee - ANSWERProtesting a bill or note for non-acceptance or non-payment,
register, and seal.
$1 fee - ANSWEREach notice of protest.
$4 - ANSWERProtesting in all other cases
$4 - ANSWERCertificate and seal to a protest
$6 for the first signature and $1 for each additional signature - ANSWERTaking the
acknowledgement or proof of a deed or other instrument in writing, for registration,
including certificate and seal
$6 fee - ANSWERSwearing a witness to a deposition, seal, certificate, and other
business connected with taking that deposition
$6 fee - ANSWERAll notarial acts not provided for
not to exceed $25 for performing an online notarization in addition to any other fees
authorized under Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §603.006) - ANSWERAn online notary public
or their employer may charge a fee
Note - ANSWERNotaries public must keep posted at all times in a conspicuous place
in the respective offices a complete list of fees the notary may charge by law (Tex.
Gov't. Code Ann. §603.008).
Tex. Gov't. Code Ann. §603.006 - ANSWERan officer who by law may charge a fee for
a service shall keep a fee book and shall enter in the book all fees charged for
services rendered
What notarial acts can a Texas notary public perform? - ANSWERA Texas notary
public is authorized to perform the following notarial acts [Tex. Gov't. Code Ann.
§406.016(a)]:
Take acknowledgments and proofs of written instruments
Administer oaths
Protest instruments permitted by law to be protested
Take depositions
Certify copies of documents not recordable in the public records
What is the process to become a Texas electronic notary public? - ANSWERThere are
no additional application requirements to perform in-person electronic
notarizations; you just need to have an active notary public commission and acquire
an electronic signature and electronic notary seal through a third-party vendor.
, acknowledgement - ANSWERA formal declaration before an authorized official, such
as a notary public, by someone who signs a document and confirms that the
signature is authentic. Also, the certificate of the officer on such an instrument
indicates that the document has been so acknowledged.
affidavit - ANSWERA voluntary declaration of facts, written down and sworn to or
affirmed by the declarant ("affiant") before a Notary Public or other officer having
the authority to administer an oath.
affirmation - ANSWERThe act of affirming the truth of a document, not an oath. "I
solemnly affirm and declare the foregoing to be a true statement..." Note that an
affidavit may appear in two forms: a sworn affidavit with oath, or an affirmed
affidavit with affirmation. Each has the same legal import.
jurat - ANSWERA certification added to an affidavit or document stating when,
where and before whom such affidavit was made.
oath - ANSWERA solemn declaration, accompanied by a swearing to God or a
revered person or thing, that one's statement is true or that one will be bound to a
promise. The person making the oath implicitly invites punishment if the statement
is untrue or the promise is broken.
protest - ANSWERA Notary Public's written statement that, upon presentment for
payment or acceptance, a negotiable instrument was neither paid nor accepted.
verification - ANSWERA formal declaration by which one swears to or affirms the
truth of the statements in a document. Also, the statement of a Notary Public that
the person appearing before the notary has been properly identified as being the
person purported to be appearing.
A Notary Signing Agent has been providing signing services with no incidents for over
10 years without having undergone a background screening. Therefore he or she: -
ANSWERMust still arrange to obtain and pass a background screening
A Notary Signing Agent has nearly 10 years of experience has reviewed and is
completely familiar with all the loans documents in the loan package. When meeting
with the Borrower, the NSA may now: - ANSWERPresent and state the general
purpose of each document and how it must be signed
Why should a NSA learn about all of the closing documents in a loan package if they
are not allowed to provide advice or counsel? - ANSWERTo demonstrate to
contracting companies that the NSA is competent to oversee a signing appointment.
An NSA consistently follows the practice of obtaining borrower's thumbprints in his
or her journal, but is commission in a state that does not require journal
thumbprints. A borrower has complied with all other notarization requirements, but
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$4 fee - ANSWERProtesting a bill or note for non-acceptance or non-payment,
register, and seal.
$1 fee - ANSWEREach notice of protest.
$4 - ANSWERProtesting in all other cases
$4 - ANSWERCertificate and seal to a protest
$6 for the first signature and $1 for each additional signature - ANSWERTaking the
acknowledgement or proof of a deed or other instrument in writing, for registration,
including certificate and seal
$6 fee - ANSWERSwearing a witness to a deposition, seal, certificate, and other
business connected with taking that deposition
$6 fee - ANSWERAll notarial acts not provided for
not to exceed $25 for performing an online notarization in addition to any other fees
authorized under Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §603.006) - ANSWERAn online notary public
or their employer may charge a fee
Note - ANSWERNotaries public must keep posted at all times in a conspicuous place
in the respective offices a complete list of fees the notary may charge by law (Tex.
Gov't. Code Ann. §603.008).
Tex. Gov't. Code Ann. §603.006 - ANSWERan officer who by law may charge a fee for
a service shall keep a fee book and shall enter in the book all fees charged for
services rendered
What notarial acts can a Texas notary public perform? - ANSWERA Texas notary
public is authorized to perform the following notarial acts [Tex. Gov't. Code Ann.
§406.016(a)]:
Take acknowledgments and proofs of written instruments
Administer oaths
Protest instruments permitted by law to be protested
Take depositions
Certify copies of documents not recordable in the public records
What is the process to become a Texas electronic notary public? - ANSWERThere are
no additional application requirements to perform in-person electronic
notarizations; you just need to have an active notary public commission and acquire
an electronic signature and electronic notary seal through a third-party vendor.
, acknowledgement - ANSWERA formal declaration before an authorized official, such
as a notary public, by someone who signs a document and confirms that the
signature is authentic. Also, the certificate of the officer on such an instrument
indicates that the document has been so acknowledged.
affidavit - ANSWERA voluntary declaration of facts, written down and sworn to or
affirmed by the declarant ("affiant") before a Notary Public or other officer having
the authority to administer an oath.
affirmation - ANSWERThe act of affirming the truth of a document, not an oath. "I
solemnly affirm and declare the foregoing to be a true statement..." Note that an
affidavit may appear in two forms: a sworn affidavit with oath, or an affirmed
affidavit with affirmation. Each has the same legal import.
jurat - ANSWERA certification added to an affidavit or document stating when,
where and before whom such affidavit was made.
oath - ANSWERA solemn declaration, accompanied by a swearing to God or a
revered person or thing, that one's statement is true or that one will be bound to a
promise. The person making the oath implicitly invites punishment if the statement
is untrue or the promise is broken.
protest - ANSWERA Notary Public's written statement that, upon presentment for
payment or acceptance, a negotiable instrument was neither paid nor accepted.
verification - ANSWERA formal declaration by which one swears to or affirms the
truth of the statements in a document. Also, the statement of a Notary Public that
the person appearing before the notary has been properly identified as being the
person purported to be appearing.
A Notary Signing Agent has been providing signing services with no incidents for over
10 years without having undergone a background screening. Therefore he or she: -
ANSWERMust still arrange to obtain and pass a background screening
A Notary Signing Agent has nearly 10 years of experience has reviewed and is
completely familiar with all the loans documents in the loan package. When meeting
with the Borrower, the NSA may now: - ANSWERPresent and state the general
purpose of each document and how it must be signed
Why should a NSA learn about all of the closing documents in a loan package if they
are not allowed to provide advice or counsel? - ANSWERTo demonstrate to
contracting companies that the NSA is competent to oversee a signing appointment.
An NSA consistently follows the practice of obtaining borrower's thumbprints in his
or her journal, but is commission in a state that does not require journal
thumbprints. A borrower has complied with all other notarization requirements, but
