The Clerks Authority: Notary study guide
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What happened in 1639? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The colony of New Haven, CT
appointed the first notary public in America.
Who originally maintained certificate of appointment in GA? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅State Librarian
What happened in 1997? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Georgia Superior Court Clerks'
Cooperative Authority assumed the responsibility of overseeing the notary division, and all
notary commissions are now issued through each county's Clerk of Superior Court.
GSCCCA stands for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Georgia Superior Court Clerks'
Cooperative Authority
All notary commissions are issued how? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Through each
county's Clerk of Superior Court
What are the five basic qualifications that an individual must meet in order to be
commissioned as a notary in the state of Georgia ( O.C.G.A./ 45-17-2)? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅- At least 18 years or older
- US citizen or legal resident of United States
- A legal resident of the county from which such individual is appointed
- Have, and provide at the times of application, the applicant's operating telephone number
- Able to read and write the English language
What options do you have to show proof that you reside in the county? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅- A valid GA license
- A valid United States passport
- A valid voter id card
- Such other valid id by a local, state, or US government
, What residents of what states that boarder GA can apply to become a Georgia notary? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South
Carolina.
What's the qualifications for those boarding Georgia who want to be a Georgia notary? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Anyone who is a resident of a state boarding GA, and who
carries on a business or profession in the state of Georgia, or who is regularly employed in
the state of Georgia.
Application and endorsement? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅As part of the application
process you will be asked to submit an endorsement by two residents of the county in which
he/she is applying. The endorsers must be 18 years or older, not related to the applicant, and
have known the applicant for at least a month.
The two residents endorsing you will be asked? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They will be
asked to declare that the applicant is a person of integrity, good moral character, and capable
of performing notarial acts.
In addition applicants must do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Applicants must declare
all denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions or resignations of a notary commission and
all criminal convictions, including any plea of nolo contendere, except minor traffic
violations.
What happens once your application is received? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The clerk has
a max of ten days in which to deny or grant. Typically the application process is less than ten
days.
The Clerk of Superior Court may grant or deny a commission based upon the following? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅- the applicant's criminal history
- revocation, suspension, or restriction of any notary commission or professional license
issued to the applicant by this or any other state.
- any violation of O.C.G.A./45-17-15 whether or not criminal penalties or commission
suspension revocation resulted.
- the applicant is found by the State Bar of Georgia a court of this state or a court of any state
to have engaged in unauthorized practice of law
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What happened in 1639? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The colony of New Haven, CT
appointed the first notary public in America.
Who originally maintained certificate of appointment in GA? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅State Librarian
What happened in 1997? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Georgia Superior Court Clerks'
Cooperative Authority assumed the responsibility of overseeing the notary division, and all
notary commissions are now issued through each county's Clerk of Superior Court.
GSCCCA stands for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Georgia Superior Court Clerks'
Cooperative Authority
All notary commissions are issued how? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Through each
county's Clerk of Superior Court
What are the five basic qualifications that an individual must meet in order to be
commissioned as a notary in the state of Georgia ( O.C.G.A./ 45-17-2)? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅- At least 18 years or older
- US citizen or legal resident of United States
- A legal resident of the county from which such individual is appointed
- Have, and provide at the times of application, the applicant's operating telephone number
- Able to read and write the English language
What options do you have to show proof that you reside in the county? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅- A valid GA license
- A valid United States passport
- A valid voter id card
- Such other valid id by a local, state, or US government
, What residents of what states that boarder GA can apply to become a Georgia notary? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South
Carolina.
What's the qualifications for those boarding Georgia who want to be a Georgia notary? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Anyone who is a resident of a state boarding GA, and who
carries on a business or profession in the state of Georgia, or who is regularly employed in
the state of Georgia.
Application and endorsement? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅As part of the application
process you will be asked to submit an endorsement by two residents of the county in which
he/she is applying. The endorsers must be 18 years or older, not related to the applicant, and
have known the applicant for at least a month.
The two residents endorsing you will be asked? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They will be
asked to declare that the applicant is a person of integrity, good moral character, and capable
of performing notarial acts.
In addition applicants must do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Applicants must declare
all denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions or resignations of a notary commission and
all criminal convictions, including any plea of nolo contendere, except minor traffic
violations.
What happens once your application is received? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The clerk has
a max of ten days in which to deny or grant. Typically the application process is less than ten
days.
The Clerk of Superior Court may grant or deny a commission based upon the following? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅- the applicant's criminal history
- revocation, suspension, or restriction of any notary commission or professional license
issued to the applicant by this or any other state.
- any violation of O.C.G.A./45-17-15 whether or not criminal penalties or commission
suspension revocation resulted.
- the applicant is found by the State Bar of Georgia a court of this state or a court of any state
to have engaged in unauthorized practice of law
