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NC NOTARY PUBLIC STUDY GUIDE (TWO
VERSIONS) 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE
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VERSION ONE
1. Record - correct answer - Information that is inscribed on a tangible
medium and called a traditional or paper record. G.S. 10B-3(19).
2. Where can an NC notary perform notarial acts (what is the jurisdiction?)
- correct answer - In all 100 counties on North Carolina: statewide
jurisdiction.
3. Where will the notary be commissioned? - correct answer - In the NC
county where you reside, or if not an NC resident, where you work.
4. What is the penalty for performing notary acts before taking the oath of
office? - correct answer - Class 1 misdemeanor
5. Acknowledgment: 3/his/own - correct answer - 1) individual appeared in
person and presented record, 2) individual was personally known to the
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notary, 3) signed while in the physical presence of the notary (or)
indicated that the signature was his/her own
6. Applicant: individual/first time - correct answer - An individual who seeks
appointment for the first time or reappointment to the office of notary
public.
7. Appoint (or) Appointment: Name to office - correct answer - Name an
individual to the office of notary public.
8. Revocation - correct answer - The cancellation of the notary's
commission stated in the order of revocation. G.S. 10B-3(21).
9. Appointee: not taken oath - correct answer - An individual who has been
appointed or reappointed to the office of notary public but has not yet
taken the oath of office to be commissioned.
10. Affirmation: Equiv to oath - correct answer - A notarial act which is
legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary certifies that at a
single time and place all the following occurred: (1) individual appeared
in person (2) individual was either known to the notary or provided
proper identification and (3) individual made a vow of truthfulness on
penalty of perjury, based on personal honor and without invoking a deity
or using any form of the word "swear".
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11. Attest (or) Attestation: - correct answer - The completion of a
certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act.
12. Commission: - correct answer - The empowerment to perform notarial
acts and the written evidence of authority to perform those acts.
13. Commissioning date: - correct answer - The date of commissioning or
recommissioning as entered on a commission certificate.
14. Credible witness: honest/reliable - correct answer - An individual who
is personally known to the notary and to whom all of the following also
apply: (1) the notary believes the individual to be honest and reliable (2)
the notary believes the individual is not a party to or beneficiary of the
transaction.
15. Jurat: evidencing - correct answer - A notary's certificate evidencing
the administration of an oath or affirmation.
16. Moral turpitude: - correct answer - Conduct contrary to expected
standards of honesty, morality, or integrity.
NC NOTARY PUBLIC STUDY GUIDE (TWO
VERSIONS) 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE
PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
VERSION ONE
1. Record - correct answer - Information that is inscribed on a tangible
medium and called a traditional or paper record. G.S. 10B-3(19).
2. Where can an NC notary perform notarial acts (what is the jurisdiction?)
- correct answer - In all 100 counties on North Carolina: statewide
jurisdiction.
3. Where will the notary be commissioned? - correct answer - In the NC
county where you reside, or if not an NC resident, where you work.
4. What is the penalty for performing notary acts before taking the oath of
office? - correct answer - Class 1 misdemeanor
5. Acknowledgment: 3/his/own - correct answer - 1) individual appeared in
person and presented record, 2) individual was personally known to the
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notary, 3) signed while in the physical presence of the notary (or)
indicated that the signature was his/her own
6. Applicant: individual/first time - correct answer - An individual who seeks
appointment for the first time or reappointment to the office of notary
public.
7. Appoint (or) Appointment: Name to office - correct answer - Name an
individual to the office of notary public.
8. Revocation - correct answer - The cancellation of the notary's
commission stated in the order of revocation. G.S. 10B-3(21).
9. Appointee: not taken oath - correct answer - An individual who has been
appointed or reappointed to the office of notary public but has not yet
taken the oath of office to be commissioned.
10. Affirmation: Equiv to oath - correct answer - A notarial act which is
legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary certifies that at a
single time and place all the following occurred: (1) individual appeared
in person (2) individual was either known to the notary or provided
proper identification and (3) individual made a vow of truthfulness on
penalty of perjury, based on personal honor and without invoking a deity
or using any form of the word "swear".
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11. Attest (or) Attestation: - correct answer - The completion of a
certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act.
12. Commission: - correct answer - The empowerment to perform notarial
acts and the written evidence of authority to perform those acts.
13. Commissioning date: - correct answer - The date of commissioning or
recommissioning as entered on a commission certificate.
14. Credible witness: honest/reliable - correct answer - An individual who
is personally known to the notary and to whom all of the following also
apply: (1) the notary believes the individual to be honest and reliable (2)
the notary believes the individual is not a party to or beneficiary of the
transaction.
15. Jurat: evidencing - correct answer - A notary's certificate evidencing
the administration of an oath or affirmation.
16. Moral turpitude: - correct answer - Conduct contrary to expected
standards of honesty, morality, or integrity.
