Notary Cali Quiz Flashcards
Suppose a credible witness is known personally to both the signer and the notary. Which of the following is a true statement?
A. The document may not be notarized since Civil Code stipulates credible witness in every case.
B. The document may be notarized only if the signed has a proper identifying document.
C. Both the credible witness and the signer must leave a right thumbprint in the Notary’s journal
D. The document may be notarized since one witness is required
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D. The document may be notarized since one witness is required
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It is stated in the __________ that it is lawful for a notary public to certify a copy of a power of attorney
A. Civil code
B. Judicial code
C. Probate code
D. Standards of Practice Code
C. Probate code
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To certify copies of the powers of attorney under section 4307 of the Probate Code
Which of the following is an acceptable size of a Notary’s seal?
A. Exactly one square centimeter when notarizing foreign documents.
B. Not more than 1 inch by 2.5 inches in length of rectangular
C. Not more than 2 inches by 4 inches of rectangular
D. Not more than 2 centimeters in diameter if circular.
B. Not more than 1 inch by 2.5 inches in length of rectangular
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Suppose a claim against a notary public involves damages totaling $25,000 and $15,000 in bond funds are paid to the injured parties. Which amount is the notary personally liable for?
A. $25,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000
D. $0
A-$25,000
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The notary public remains personally liable to the full extent of any damages sustained and may be required to reimburse the bonding company for suns paid by the company because of misconduct or negligence (government code sections 8212 to 8214)
Which of the following does not require the personal appearance of a principal signer?
A. A signature by Mark
B. A proof of execution by a Subscribing a witness
C. An Acknowledgment
D. A jurat
B
B. A proof of execution by a Subscribing a witness
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If a notary public is unable to communicate with a client
A. The notary should assist the client with the document they are signing
B. The client should be referred to a notary public who speaks the clients language
C. The notary need only obtain an affirmative response when the client is placed under oath
D. The notary should use an interpreter
B. The client should be referred to a notary public who speaks the clients language
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If a notary public is unable to communicate with a customer the customer should be referred to a notary public who speaks the customers language
Suppose you receive your commission and the date is March 1st 2019. If you get your oath and bond filed on March 26th 2019, your commission will
A. Expire on March 25th 2019
B. Expire on February 28th 2019
C. Have already expired. You must file your oath and bond within 15 days
D. Expire on February 28th 2025
A. Expire on March 25th 2019
You have 30 calendar days to take oath, bond and subscribe
A proof of execution by a subscribing witness cannot be used in conjunction with
A. () a power of attorney, grant deed, or mortgage
B. A deed of reconveyance or a trustees deed trustees deed resulting from a decree of foreclosure or a nonjudicial foreclosure
C. () and ()
D. () with any deed of trust, security agreement, or any instrument affecting real property or requiring a thumbprint.
C. (*) and (**)
A proof of execution by a subscribing witness cannot be used in conjunction with any power of attorney, quitclaim deed see page 14
A notary public who willfully states as true any material fact known to be false is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding
A. $10,000
B. $750
C. $2,500
D. $15,000
A. $10,000
The identity of the signer can be established by the oath of a single credible witness whom the notary public personally knows. A credible witness
A. Cannot have a financial interest in the document being acknowledged and cannot be names in the document
B. Can be a lesson or lessee but not a mortgage or mortgagee
C. All of the above and below answers
D. Can be identified by the signer in place of an acceptable ID
A. Cannot have a financial interest in the document being acknowledged and cannot be names in the document
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A notarial commission takes effect only after
A. The oath and bond are on file with the county clerk
B. A six hour course of completion
C. The first notarial act is performed
D. A candidate passes their background check
A. The oath and bond are on file with the county clerk
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An embossed seal
A. May be only used by attorneys
B. May not be used since the impression is not photo-statically reproducible
C. May be used in addition to the rubber seal
D. Is required for all notaries public
C. May be used in addition to the rubber seal
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A notary public must establish the identity of a subscribing witness by
A. The oath of two credible witnesses with proper ID’s who personally know the subscribing witness
B. Both (*) and ()
C. (*) the oath of a credible witness who personally knows the subscribing witness
D. () the oath of a credible witness whom the notary public personally knows
B. Both (*) and (**)
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An oath, affirmation, or declaration, in an action or proceeding
A. Is not considered a notarial act
B. Must be administered while raising the right hand
C. May be administered by obtaining an affirmation response the following question: “Do you solemnly state under penalty of perjury that the evidence that you shall give in this issue or matter shall be truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?”
D. None of the above
C. May be administered by obtaining an affirmation response the following question: “Do you solemnly state under penalty of perjury that the evidence that you shall give in this issue or matter shall be truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?”
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In the certificate of acknowledgment, the notary public certified which of the following?
A. The signer acknowledged executing the document
B. All of the above/or below answers
C. The identity of the signer
D. The signer personally appeared before the notary public on the date indicated in the county indicated.
B. All of the above and below answers
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That the signer personally appeared before the notary public on the date indicated in the county indicated
To the identity of the signer and
That the signer acknowledged executing the document