Utah Notary Test Questions and Correct
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Definition: Acknowledgment - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary certifies
that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the
basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to
voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated purpose.
Definition: Commission - ANSWER>>(a) to empower to perform notarial acts; or
(b) the written document that gives authority to perform notarial acts, including
the Certificate of Authority of Notary Public that the lieutenant governor issues to
a notary.
Definition: Copy certification - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary certifies
that a photocopy is an accurate copy of a document that is neither a public record
nor publicly recorded.
Definition: Electronic signature - ANSWER>>an electronic sound, symbol, or
process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted
by a person with the intent to sign the record.
Definition: Jurat - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary certifies:
(a) the identity of a signer who:
(i) is personally known to the notary; or
(ii) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the signer's identity;
(b) that the signer affirms or swears an oath attesting to the truthfulness of a
document; and
(c) that the signer voluntarily signs the document in the presence of the notary.
Definition: "Notarial act" or "notarization" - ANSWER>>an act that a notary is
authorized to perform under Section 46-1-6:
,(1) A notary may perform the following acts:
(a) a jurat;
(b) an acknowledgment;
(c) a signature witnessing;
(d) a copy certification; and
(e) an oath or affirmation.
(2) A notary may not:
(a) perform an act as a notary that is not described in Subsection (1); or
(b) perform an act described in Subsection (1) if the person for whom the notary
performs the notarial act is not in the physical presence of the notary at the time
the notary performs the act.
Definition: Notarial certificate - ANSWER>>the affidavit described in Section 46-1-
6.5 that is:
(a) a part of or attached to a notarized document; and
(b) completed by the notary and bears the notary's signature and seal.
Definition: Notary - ANSWER>>any person commissioned to perform notarial acts
under this chapter
Definition: "Oath" or "affirmation" - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary
certifies that a person made a vow or affirmation in the presence of the notary on
penalty of perjury.
Definition: Official misconduct - ANSWER>>a notary's performance of any act
prohibited or failure to perform any act mandated by this chapter or by any other
law in connection with a notarial act.
Definition: Personally known - ANSWER>>familiarity with an individual resulting
from interactions with that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate
every reasonable doubt that the individual has the identity claimed.
,Definition: Satisfactory Evidence of identity - ANSWER>>(a) "Satisfactory evidence
of identity" means identification of an individual based on:
(i) valid personal identification with the individual's photograph, signature, and
physical description that the United States government, any state within the
United States, or a foreign government issues;
(ii) a valid passport that any nation issues; or
(iii) the oath or affirmation of a credible person who is personally known to the
notary and who personally knows the individual.
(b) "Satisfactory evidence of identity" does not include:
(i) a driving privilege card under Subsection 53-3-207(10); or
(ii) another document that is not considered valid for identification.
Definition: Signature witnessing - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which an individual:
(a) appears in person before a notary and presents a document;
(b) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the individual's identity, or is
personally known to the notary; and
(c) signs the document in the presence of the notary.
To qualify for a notarial commission an individual shall: - ANSWER>>(a) be at least
18 years old;
(b) lawfully reside in the state for at least 30 days immediately before the
individual applies for a notarial commission;
(c) be able to read, write, and understand English;
(d) submit an application to the lieutenant governor containing no significant
misstatement or omission of fact, that includes:
(i) the individual's:
(A) name as it will appear on the commission;
(B) residential address;
(C) business address;
(D) daytime telephone number; and
(E) date of birth;
(ii) an affirmation that the individual meets the requirements of this section;
, (iii) an indication of any criminal convictions the individual has received, including
a plea of admission or no contest;
(iv) all issuances, denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions, and resignations
of a notarial commission or other professional license involving the applicant in
this or any other state;
(v) an indication that the individual has passed the examination described in
Subsection (5); and
(vi) payment of an application fee that the lieutenant governor establishes in
accordance with Section 63J-1-504; and
(e)
(i) be a United States citizen; or
(ii) have permanent resident status under Section 245 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
The lieutenant governor may deny an application based on: - ANSWER>>(a) the
applicant's conviction for a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(b) any revocation, suspension, or restriction of a notarial commission or
professional license issued to the applicant by this or any other state;
(c) the applicant's official misconduct while acting in the capacity of a notary; or
(d) the applicant's failure to pass the examination described in Subsection (5).
An individual whom the lieutenant governor commissions as a notary may
perform notarial acts in any part of the state for a term of - ANSWER>>four years,
unless the person resigns or the commission is revoked or suspended under
Section 46-1-19.
After commission expires: - ANSWER>>(i) After an individual's commission
expires, the individual may not perform a notarial act until the individual obtains a
new commission.
(ii) An individual whose commission expires and who wishes to obtain a new
commission shall submit a new application, showing compliance with the
requirements of this section.
Answers
Definition: Acknowledgment - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary certifies
that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the
basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to
voluntarily signing a document for the document's stated purpose.
Definition: Commission - ANSWER>>(a) to empower to perform notarial acts; or
(b) the written document that gives authority to perform notarial acts, including
the Certificate of Authority of Notary Public that the lieutenant governor issues to
a notary.
Definition: Copy certification - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary certifies
that a photocopy is an accurate copy of a document that is neither a public record
nor publicly recorded.
Definition: Electronic signature - ANSWER>>an electronic sound, symbol, or
process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted
by a person with the intent to sign the record.
Definition: Jurat - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary certifies:
(a) the identity of a signer who:
(i) is personally known to the notary; or
(ii) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the signer's identity;
(b) that the signer affirms or swears an oath attesting to the truthfulness of a
document; and
(c) that the signer voluntarily signs the document in the presence of the notary.
Definition: "Notarial act" or "notarization" - ANSWER>>an act that a notary is
authorized to perform under Section 46-1-6:
,(1) A notary may perform the following acts:
(a) a jurat;
(b) an acknowledgment;
(c) a signature witnessing;
(d) a copy certification; and
(e) an oath or affirmation.
(2) A notary may not:
(a) perform an act as a notary that is not described in Subsection (1); or
(b) perform an act described in Subsection (1) if the person for whom the notary
performs the notarial act is not in the physical presence of the notary at the time
the notary performs the act.
Definition: Notarial certificate - ANSWER>>the affidavit described in Section 46-1-
6.5 that is:
(a) a part of or attached to a notarized document; and
(b) completed by the notary and bears the notary's signature and seal.
Definition: Notary - ANSWER>>any person commissioned to perform notarial acts
under this chapter
Definition: "Oath" or "affirmation" - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which a notary
certifies that a person made a vow or affirmation in the presence of the notary on
penalty of perjury.
Definition: Official misconduct - ANSWER>>a notary's performance of any act
prohibited or failure to perform any act mandated by this chapter or by any other
law in connection with a notarial act.
Definition: Personally known - ANSWER>>familiarity with an individual resulting
from interactions with that individual over a period of time sufficient to eliminate
every reasonable doubt that the individual has the identity claimed.
,Definition: Satisfactory Evidence of identity - ANSWER>>(a) "Satisfactory evidence
of identity" means identification of an individual based on:
(i) valid personal identification with the individual's photograph, signature, and
physical description that the United States government, any state within the
United States, or a foreign government issues;
(ii) a valid passport that any nation issues; or
(iii) the oath or affirmation of a credible person who is personally known to the
notary and who personally knows the individual.
(b) "Satisfactory evidence of identity" does not include:
(i) a driving privilege card under Subsection 53-3-207(10); or
(ii) another document that is not considered valid for identification.
Definition: Signature witnessing - ANSWER>>a notarial act in which an individual:
(a) appears in person before a notary and presents a document;
(b) provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the individual's identity, or is
personally known to the notary; and
(c) signs the document in the presence of the notary.
To qualify for a notarial commission an individual shall: - ANSWER>>(a) be at least
18 years old;
(b) lawfully reside in the state for at least 30 days immediately before the
individual applies for a notarial commission;
(c) be able to read, write, and understand English;
(d) submit an application to the lieutenant governor containing no significant
misstatement or omission of fact, that includes:
(i) the individual's:
(A) name as it will appear on the commission;
(B) residential address;
(C) business address;
(D) daytime telephone number; and
(E) date of birth;
(ii) an affirmation that the individual meets the requirements of this section;
, (iii) an indication of any criminal convictions the individual has received, including
a plea of admission or no contest;
(iv) all issuances, denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions, and resignations
of a notarial commission or other professional license involving the applicant in
this or any other state;
(v) an indication that the individual has passed the examination described in
Subsection (5); and
(vi) payment of an application fee that the lieutenant governor establishes in
accordance with Section 63J-1-504; and
(e)
(i) be a United States citizen; or
(ii) have permanent resident status under Section 245 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
The lieutenant governor may deny an application based on: - ANSWER>>(a) the
applicant's conviction for a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(b) any revocation, suspension, or restriction of a notarial commission or
professional license issued to the applicant by this or any other state;
(c) the applicant's official misconduct while acting in the capacity of a notary; or
(d) the applicant's failure to pass the examination described in Subsection (5).
An individual whom the lieutenant governor commissions as a notary may
perform notarial acts in any part of the state for a term of - ANSWER>>four years,
unless the person resigns or the commission is revoked or suspended under
Section 46-1-19.
After commission expires: - ANSWER>>(i) After an individual's commission
expires, the individual may not perform a notarial act until the individual obtains a
new commission.
(ii) An individual whose commission expires and who wishes to obtain a new
commission shall submit a new application, showing compliance with the
requirements of this section.
