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1
Q

What is one requirement for becoming a California Notary Public?

a.- Be under 18 years of age
b.- Have a criminal record
c.- Not pass an exam
b.- Be a legal resident of California

A

b.- Be a legal resident of California

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  1. Your jurisdiction will be:

a. The entire state of California
b. The county in which you live
c. The city in which you work
d. The entire United States

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a. The entire state of California

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A possible penalty for committing perjury is:.

a. 2 years in prison
b. 3 years in prison
c. 4 years in prison
d. Any of the above

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d. Any of the above

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You have how many days to take your oath of office after your commencement date:

a. 6 months
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above

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c. 30 days

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If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within:

a. One month
b. 5 days
c. One year
d. 30 days

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b. 5 days

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The agency of the State that will give you the new certificate is the:

a. Corporation Commissioner
b. Bureau of Notary Publics
c. Secretary of State
d. Department of Real Estate

A

C. Secretary of State

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7
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Using the words notario publico

a. Is encouraged
b.Is legal in California
c. Is prohibited
d. Indicates lingual ability

A

c. Is Prohibited

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If a notary willingly and knowingly notarizes a real estate document that they know to be fraudulent, they are guilty of:

a Misdemeanor
b. Lis pendes
c. Carpe diem
d. Felony

A

d. Felony

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9
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Death Certificates:
a. Must be notarized
b. Are not notarized
c. Are filed with the IRS
d. All of the above

A

b. Are not notarized

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10
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A subscribing witness can bring you a
a. Quit Claim Deed
b. Grant Deed
c. Mortgage
d. Homestead Declaration

A

d. Homestead Declaration

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The penalty for stating a known false fact as true is now

a. $750
b. $1,500
c. $10,000
d. $75,000

A

c. $10,000

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Two credible witnesses

a. Are not allowed
b. Must be over 21
c. Must be fingerprinted
d. None of the above

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d. None of the above

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13
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When do you officially become a notary?

a. When you pass the exam
b. When the Secretary of State sends your commission.
c. When you do your first certificate
d. When your oath and bond are filed

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d. When your oath and bond are filed

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14
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The notary stamp may be:

a. Triangle
b. Rectangular
c. Only a circle
d. None of the above

A

b. Rectangular

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The size of the stamp could be:

a. A 6-foot diameter
b. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length
c. 2 ½ inches by 6 inches
d. One foot square

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b. 1 inch in width by 2 ½ inches in length

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16
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If you are one of the following concerning a document, you must not notarize it:

a. Agent
b. Employer
c. Lawyer
d. Trustor or Trustee

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d. Trustor or Trustee

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17
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The fine for overcharging for a non-immigration form is:

a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $75,000
d. Up to $750

A

d. Up to $750

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The fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost is:

a. Up to $10
b. Up to $1,000
c. Up to $1,500
d. Up to $750

A

c. Up to $1,500

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19
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Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty of up to:

a. $750 b. $1,500 c. $500 d. $2,500

A

d. $2,500

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20
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What is the fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language that you use that you are not an attorney and cannot give legal adviceUp to
a. Up to $750 fine
b. $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of
commission and on second time – revocation of
commission for life
c. Two – four years in prison
d. $75,000 fine

A

b. $1,500 fine and at least one year suspension of
commission and on second time – revocation of
commission for life

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21
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When a regulation states 30 days it means:

a. Calendar days
b. Business days
c. a & b
d. none of the above

A

a. Calendar days

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22
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Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your commission will expire

a. Immediately – you were too late
b. 8/31/09
c. 9/24/05
d. 9/1/15

A

b. 8/31/09

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23
Q

The fee for notarizing a circulator’s affidavit is:

a. $0 b. $10.00 c. $5.00 d. Negotiable

A

a. $0

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A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the:

a. Civil Code
b. Probate Code
c. Bus. & Prof. Code
d. Notary Public Code

A

b. Probate Code

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25
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You may turn your journal over to

a. Your Employer
b. No one
c. A Peace Officer with probable cause
d. An Auditor

A

b. No one

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26
Q

During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X signer

a. At least three
b. Two
c. One
d. None

A

c. One

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27
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If you move, you must contact the

a. Secretary of State
b. Your employer
c. County Clerk
d. Department of Notary Public

A

a. Secretary of State

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28
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If you move, you must contact the proper authority within

a. 1 day
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 6 months

A

c. 30 days

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29
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If you give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify the Secretary of State within

a. 1 day
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 1 month

A

b. 10 days

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30
Q

A commission is valid for ______ years:

a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 12 years

A

c. 4 years

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31
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Your 4-year notary bond is worth:

a. $15,000
b. $750
c. $75,000
d. $1,500

A

a. $15,000

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32
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The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is:

a. One year
b. Two years
c. Three years
d. Four years

A

c. Three years

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33
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To be acceptable, ID’s must be current or issued within the past:

a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 5 years
d. 10 years

A

c. 5 years

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34
Q

What does not need to be on a passport

a. Picture of holder
b. Holder’s signature
c. Notary’s signature
d. Date of issue

A

c. Notary’s signature

35
Q

Notary certificates are signed by:

a. Notary
b. Secretary of State
c. Client
d. Lender

A

a. Notary

36
Q

An ID needs the holder’s

a. Picture
b. Signature
c. Physical Description
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

37
Q

When taking an oath:

a. Signer must raise right hand
b. Signer must pay extra fee
c. Signer must repeat oath
d. Raising right hand is not required

A

d. Raising right hand is not required

38
Q

Notaries must

a. Keep a photocopy of every document notarized
b. Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control
c. Refuse service to a homeless individual
d. None of the above

A

b. Keep their stamp and journal under their direct control

39
Q

When you resign a commission, you deliver all your papers to

a. Secretary of State
b. County Clerk where your current oath is on file
c. Your employer
d. None of the above

A

b. County Clerk where your current oath is on file

40
Q

If you fail to file the oath and bond on time

a. Your commission is void
b. You must pay $20 to reapply
c. You must complete a new application
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

41
Q

A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam:

a. Any time after you have to pay a fine
b. Never
c. Every 4 years
d. None of the above

A

c. Every 4 years

42
Q

The fine for willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address or name change is

a. $500
b. $750
c. $1,500
d. $15,000

A

a. $500

43
Q

Notaries can withhold services

a. When their employer limits services to transactions
related to the employer’s business
b. When a document is incomplete
c. When they believe someone does not understand
what they are signing
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

44
Q

Which is the true statement?

a. It is the notary’s duty to draft power of attorney,
mortgages and deeds when requested
b. A notary does not have to charge a fee
c. Holographic wills must be notarized to be valid
d. Holographic wills are typewritten

A

b. A notary does not have to charge a fee

45
Q

A notary may

a. Notarize a document in a foreign language
b. Not notarize documents that he or she will sign as
corporate officers
c. Notarize relative’s documents
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

46
Q

Signers of the following documents must leave a right thumbprint:

a. Homestead Declaration
b. Power of Attorney
c. Trust Deed for real estate
d. b & c

A

d. b & c

47
Q

A notary is obligated to:

a. Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid
out
b. Determine whether a signer has authority to sign
as a corporate officer
c. Let their employer hold their seal if they paid for it
d. Use the all-purpose certificate for a jurat

A

a. Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid out

48
Q

An affirmation is:

a. Jurat
b. Legal equivalent of an oath but has no referral to a
Supreme Being
c. Never used
d. All of the above

A

b. Legal equivalent of an oath but has no referral to a Supreme Being

49
Q

A non-attorney notary (qualified & bonded as an immigration consultant) may charge up to $10 for:

a. Completing a person’s immigration application
b. Oaths and affirmation
c. Per signature on a Jurat
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

50
Q

A notary may not notarize:

a. When they are the attorney who drafted the
papers
b. When they are a real estate agent who sold the
property
c. For a spouse
d. When they are a mortgagor in a transaction

A

d. When they are a mortgagor in a transaction

51
Q

For a first-time applicant to get a commission they:

a. Must pass an exam
b. Be fingerprinted
c. Be at least 18 years of age
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

52
Q

A certificate of authorization may be gotten:

a. From the governor’s office
b. From the Department of Real Estate
c. From the Secretary of State
d. None of the above

A

c. From the Secretary of State

53
Q

Satisfactory evidence of identity means relying on either:

a. ID cards
b. Credible identifying witnesses
c. Business card photos
d. a and b

A

d. a and b

54
Q

A California Notary may:

a. Advertise they are immigration consultants
b. Take depositions and affidavits
c. Certify a copy of a foreign birth certificate
d. Normally notarize a will

A

b. Take depositions and affidavits

55
Q

An Oath is:

a. An affirmation
b. Never used
c. A solemn spoken pledge
d. a and c

A

d. a and c

56
Q

A certified copy certifies that the reproduction:

a. Is accurate
b. Is never done
c. Can be charged $30
d. None of the above

A

a. Is accurate

57
Q

Influencing a notary to perform improperly is a:

a. Moral Turpitude Felony
b. Misdemeanor
c. Felony
d. Infraction

A

b. Misdemeanor

58
Q

Notaries shall not perform notary actions if they are:

a. An Attorney
b. An Employee
c. Named as a principal in a financial
transaction
d. An Agent

A

c. Named as a principal in a financial
transaction

59
Q

Which of the following is signed in the presence of the notary:

a. Acknowledgment
b. Jurat
c. Certificate
d. None of the above

A

b. Jurat

60
Q

An acknowledgment certifies that under penalty of perjury:

a. Signer’s identity was satisfactorily
proven to notary
b. The signer admits that they signed
the document
c. The signer appeared before the
notary
c. All of the above

A

c. All of the above

61
Q

A man inherits a property in Alabama with his sister and they must send an affidavit to the court. He can have a friend notarize his signature and:

a. He can notarize his sister’s
signature
b. He can notarize both signatures
c. He can never notarize an Alabama
document
d. He can’t do either notarization

A

d. He can’t do either notarization

62
Q

Notaries obtain their seals from the:

a. Secretary of State
b. County Clerk
c. Approved vendors or
manufacturers
d. Their employer

A

c. Approved vendors or manufacturers

63
Q

When a subscribing witness brings a document the action is called:

a. Acknowledgment
b. Protest
c. Jurat
d. Proof of execution

A

d. Proof of execution

64
Q

If a principal cannot appear, the document may be brought to the notary by:

a. Any peace officer
b. An agent for the principal
c. A spouse
d. One subscribing witness

A

d. One subscribing witness

65
Q

A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked:

a. Did you sign as a witness?
b. Did the signer acknowledge their
signing?
c. Did the signer ask you to get the
document notarized?
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

66
Q

An embossed seal impression:

a. Is always required by Notary Law
b. Can never be used
c. Is acceptable but not required
d. Is only for senior notaries

A

c. Is acceptable but not required

67
Q

Which of the following lists are all Notary Actions:

a. Acknowledgment, Jurat, Copy
Certification, Oath, Deposition
b. Jurat, Affirmation, Protest, Power
of Attorney, Loan Document
Signing
c. Proof of Execution, Protest,
Affidavit, Jurat
d. Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of
Office, Acknowledgment

A

d. Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of
Office, Acknowledgment

68
Q

Credible witnesses:

a. Are never placed under oath
b. Must not have a financial interest
in the document
c. Must always know the notary
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

69
Q

If you resign a position with your employer:

a. You must resign your commission
b. Leave all journals with the
employer for the new notary
c. You take the exam again
d. Notify the Secretary of State of
any business address change

A

d. Notify the Secretary of State of
any business address change

70
Q

A Military Notary:

a. Is in trouble
b. Charges no fees
c. Can only charge senior officers
d. None of the above

A

b. Charges no fees

71
Q

A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is:

a. Guilty of a felony
b. Legal
c. Guilty of an infraction
d. Guilty of a misdemeanor

A

d. Guilty of a misdemeanor

72
Q

An employer of a Notary can:

a. Copy Journal entries of business
generated documents in front of
the notary
b. Inspect and retain a sequential
journal at any time
c. Enter necessary corrections to
journal
d. Appoint another employee to use
the journal when the notary is
absent

A

a. Copy Journal entries of business
generated documents in front of
the notary

73
Q

A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within ____days.

a. One
b. Two
c. Thirty
d. Fifteen

A

d. Fifteen

74
Q

The notary or security bond protects the:

a. Notary
b. Public
c. Employer
d. State

A

b. Public

75
Q

The only documents that do not require a seal are:

a. Subdivision maps
b. Veterans certificate
c. Circulator’s affidavit
d. Change of venue

A

a. Subdivision maps

76
Q

The county named in the Venue is where:

a. The signer personally appeared
b. The notary’s business is located
c. Where the signer lives
d. None of the above

A

a. The signer personally appeared

77
Q

If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed:

a. Use any finger
b. Make a note of this problem
c. You use the left thumb
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

78
Q

If asked to notarize an incomplete document, a notary should:

a. Make a note in the journal
b. Take a thumbprint
c. Charge $10 more
d. Refuse

A

d. Refuse

79
Q

A Notary seal must:

a. Be photographically reproducible
and contain an expiration date
b. Contain the state seal and the
words notary public
c. Have a serrated or milled edge
border
d. All of the above

A

All of the above

80
Q

The most frequently completed form is:

a. The acknowledgment
b. Jurat
c. Confidential marriage license
d. Protest

A

a. The acknowledgment

81
Q

Linda Martinez, a law student, is starting a business as an immigration consultant. She may not advertise:

a. That she is a notary public
b. Her fee
c. Her office hours
d. None of the above

A

a. That she is a notary public

82
Q

Which items must always be put in the journal:

a. Date, time, type of document, fees
b. Date, type of document, fees,
address of signer
c. Fees, time, document date, name
of signer
d. Date, time, fees, thumbprint

A

a. Date, time, type of document, fees

83
Q

Some of the elements of a seal are:

a. State seal and notary’s name
b. Expiration date of commission
and county where oath is on file
c. Sequential ID number of
manufacturer and notary’s
sequential commission number
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

84
Q

A notary may not advertise

a. Fees to be charged
b. In Spanish
c. The Spanish terms notario publico
or notario
d. On a desk plaque

A

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