A notary public may NOT copy certify a ✔️Ans - Publicly recorded
document, such as a birth certificate
If a notary leaves employment what should the notary do with their seal?
✔️Ans - Keep it. The commission remains in effect until expiration,
cancellation, or resignation
A notary may refuse to perform a lawful notarization solely based on the
documents content ✔️Ans - False
The notary may only perform notarial acts in ✔️Ans - The state of utah
Keeping a journal is ✔️Ans - Optional
What is the definition of a "signature witnessing"? ✔️Ans - a notarial act in
which an individual: appears in person before a notary and presents a
document: provides the notary satisfactory evidence of the individual's
identity, or is personally known to the notary; and signs the document in the
presence of the notary
Which of the following is satisfactory evidence of identity ✔️Ans - drivers
license issued by the state of utah with a photograph, signature and physical
description
A notary must file a bond in the amount of _____________ with the office of the
lieutenant governor ✔️Ans - 5,000
If a document lacks the proper certification language of the notarial act (jurat
or acknowledgement), what must you do before proceeding to notarize for a
signer? ✔️Ans - Ask the signer to select which act (Jurat, signature
Witnessing, or Acknowledgement), is most appropriate and then apply the
language to the document.
UCA 46-1-9 prohibits a notary from executing a certificate which is materially
incomplete. Which of the following could be an example of a materially
, incomplete certificate ✔️Ans - The notary fails to add the names of the
appearing signers in the acknowledgement
Which of the following best describes an acknowledgement? ✔️Ans - A
notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer has admitted, in the
notary's presence, to voluntarily signing a document
According to UCA 46-1-7, which of the following describes a disqualification?
✔️Ans - The notary is a signer of or named in the document except in the case
of a self-proved will
Why is it unlawful for a Utah notary to complete a notarization with someone
over skype, facetime, etc ✔️Ans - Physical presence of the signer is
required
an employer is away from the office. The employer calls by phone to ask the
employee who is also a notary to notarize the documents on his desk. He
claims he signed the documents earlier. The notary should ✔️Ans - refuse
service
All notarizations must include a notarial certificate. Which of the following
best describes a copy certification? ✔️Ans - a notarial act in which a notary
certifies that a photocopy is an accurate copy of the document that is neither a
public record nor publicly recorded.
While electronic signatures can be notarized by a notary, personal appearance
of the signer is always required at the same time the notarization takes place.
✔️Ans - True
A notary shall ensure that a signer takes the following oath or makes the
following affirmation before the notary witnesses the signature for a jurat:
✔️Ans - Do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the statements
in your document are true
According to UCS 46-1-8, a notary may refuse service for any reason--even for
lawful transactions ✔️Ans - false
to obtain a notary stamp, an individual must present the stamp-marker with
✔️Ans - a copy of the notarial commission certificate
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