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CA Notary Public Practice Exam Questions and Answers
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CA Notary Public Practice ExamQuestions and Answers
A commissioned Notary Public completes a notarial certificate they know to be false in
an attempt to steal the title to a house. What would the Notary be found guilty of? -
Correct Answers -A Felony.
At what point does a Notary applicant become a commissioned Notary Public? - Correct
Answers -When they file their oath and bond with the County Clerk
A Commissioned Notary Public is found guilty of grand theft and charged with a felony.
Their Notary Commission will be: - Correct Answers -Revoked
Why are two credible witnesses used instead of one? - Correct Answers -The document
signer does not personally know anyone who personally knows a Notary
You must be notarizing with a jurat certificate when you see the phrase - Correct
Answers -Subscribed and sworn to
When requested to do a Notarization on a document written in a language the Notary
can not read the Notary should: - Correct Answers -Notarize the document as usual
The Notary must acquire a surety bond in the amount of _______. - Correct Answers -
$15,000.
What is the financial penalty for failure to identify a credible witness on an
acknowledgment? - Correct Answers -$10,000.
Bill's good friend Jim is elected mayor of Redlands, CA. Jim wants Bill to conduct the
swearing in by having Bill give him an oath. What is the maximum Bill could charge Jim
for administering the oath? - Correct Answers -$0
Which governmental agency is in charge of enforcing Notary Public law? - Correct
Answers -Secretary of State
, A commissioned Notary is presented with a handwritten letter to notarize. In the journal
what does the Notary record as the character of the document? - Correct Answers -
Handwritten letter
California Acknowledgment certificates must: - Correct Answers -be as prescribed be
the Secretary of State
A Notary Public who knowingly and willfully with intent to defraud performs any notarial
act in relation to a deed of trust on real property consisting of a single-family residence
containing not more than four dwelling units, with knowledge that the deed of trust
contains any false statements or is forged, in whole or in part, is guilty of a _________.
Fill in the blank. - Correct Answers -Felony
Which is a requirement to become a Notary Public in California? - Correct Answers -
You must be a legal resident of California.
Jim is a paralegal and works at the law offices of Smith and Smith. His employer asks
him to become a Notary public and pays for his education, supplies and filing fees. Jim
agrees and becomes a commissioned Notary Public. His employer has him sign an
agreement that says he will not charge any fees to the law office for Notarial services
and will remit any fees from clients to the law office. Jim's sister asks him to come over
to acknowledge an Interspousal Transfer Deed she signed. - Correct Answers -Jim may
notarize this document and keep the fees
According to the Secretary of State, what Notary act is most frequently completed by
California Notaries? - Correct Answers -Acknowledgments
Every officer authorized by law to make or give any certificate or other writing is guilty of
a _______ if he or she makes and delivers as true any certificate or writing containing
statements which he or she knows to be false. Fill in the blank. - Correct Answers -
Misdemeanor
A Notary's commission expires but a friend needs loan documents notarized. If the
former Notary notarized home loan refinance documents without informing his friend
that his commission expired, the former Notary would be guilty of: - Correct Answers -A
Felony
To become a Notary Public you must: - Correct Answers -Take an approved course, be
a legal resident of the State of California, pass the official Notary state exam, be 18
years old, complete an application, pass a background check.
If any person shall knowingly destroy, deface, or conceal any records or papers
belonging to the office of a Notary Public, such person shall be guilty of a _____ and be
liable in a civil action for damages to any person injured as a result of such destruction,
defacing, or concealment. Fill in the blank. - Correct Answers -Misdemeanor
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