Common Questions & Answers

Question 1

What arrests or convictions on your record should you disclose on your application?

Answer 1

All Notary applicants are required to disclose any arrest where a trial is pending along with prior convictions.

Question 2

You are not required to disclose a conviction that happened over 10+ years ago

Answer 2

False, you are required to list ALL prior convictions

Question 3

The term of office for a notary is for how many years after the start of their term.

Answer 3

4 years.

Question 4

To complete your notary filling and to act as a notary a person must file with their county clerk’s office (within 30 days of the commission date) the following items:

Answer 4

1. ) Oath of office

2. ) $15K bond

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE

A notary has the ability to perform a notary act outside the county they field their oath of office?

Answer 5

TRUE, they have the ability to perform notary acts in all California counties regardless of what county their oath was filed in.

Question 6

What filling a notary bond (the Surety bond) the sum of the bond must be in the amount of?

Answer 6

$15K

Question 7

Once a notary, your journal can be lent to other notaries as needed.

Answer 7

False. Your notary journal must ALWAYS be kept in a secure place under the notaries’ control at all times.

Question 8

What penalty could a notary face if they fail to secure his/her journal?

Answer 8

His/her notary public commission may be suspended or revoked AND civil and criminal penalties may be imposed.

Question 9

A journal Entry must be made at the time of the notarial act and must be recorded in what order?

Answer 9

in Sequential Order

Question 10

Should a notary willfully (intentionally) not property maintain her journal, they can be found Guilty of _______.

Answer 10

A misdemeanor.