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Question 1

verbal oath

Answer 1

• will be done 1% of the time but don’t come up often

giving an oath to someone without a jurat

-same procedure as jurat (raising right hand and speak oath)

Verbal oath to be written in journal regardless if no document. You write down the notary act as a verbal oath -“oath of secrecy” for example

No thumbprint needed

Question 2

depositions

Answer 2

-recording someone with a camera
-specialized notaries; they give a spoken testimony that is transcribed

if you’re a certified court recorder, you can use shorthand

$30 plus $7 oath and $7 certificate

Question 3

In CA what are we allowed to certify?

Answer 3

power of attorney and journal

you fill out a power of attorney form

make the copy yourself

Question 4

when you certify the document,

Answer 4

the copy will have the same force and effect as original.

Question 5

Power of attorney

Answer 5

is the only document we can make a certified copy of

no birth, death, marriage cert, photographs, passports

Question 6

Certified copy of journal entry requested through

Answer 6

-Subpoena
-court order
-secretary state
-cannot request via email
-you must respond within time specified
-Use california copy cert of journal entry and attach

Question 7

what is the time specified you have to respond?

Answer 7

whatever they ask for

if they say 17 days, you give a copy within 17 days

Question 8

certified copy of document custodian

Answer 8

done when people ask for a certified copy of other random documents

-use the certified copy of document custodian certificate
- then you do jurat
- put them under oath
-they sign it

YOU ARE NOT CERTIFYING, YOU ARE DOING A JURAT

Question 9

PROTESTS

Answer 9

THEY ARE ANTIQUATED
THEY ARE FOR PAYMENTS THAT HAVEN’T BEEN PAID

Question 10

CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGES

Answer 10

• DONE at county clerk’s office
  -you have to apply seperately at county clerk

Question 10

proof of execution

Answer 10

has to do when signer can’t appear before the notary

ex: someone in hospital, away on work

Question 11

Subscribing Witness

Answer 11

a notary act if someone can’t be in person

Ex: you have a signer and they are sick in faraway hospital thus they’d need to find someone they know personally to meet in person

Question 12

What does the subscribing witness do?

Answer 12

The actual signer will sign document and the S.W. will sign and will take that document to the notary
they will then take an oath and provide a tier 3 ID

Question 13

whose signature gets notarized?

Answer 13

the S.W. THAT is in person.

Question 14

tier 3 id

Answer 14

• subscribing witness needs a credible witness

Question 15

A proof of execution is used when

Answer 15

you need a subscribing witness to show up on behalf of you and they need to find a credible witness

not an acknowledgement or jurat but still an official notary act to journal

Question 16

how to write proof of execution in journal

Answer 16

notary type: proof of execution by subscribing witness,
write document name,
subscribing withness name and address,
the credible witness ID,
signer’s signature: subscribing witness,

under additional info: credible witness signature,
no thumbprint

Question 17

can you use 2 credible witnesses for a proof of execution?

Answer 17

no only 1

Question 18

can you notarize a document that requires a jurat when you need to do a proof of execution?

Answer 18

no, only documents that need an acknowledgement because original signer needs to sign under oath

Question 19

are thumbprint document allowed when using a proof of execution?

Answer 19

no because they need to be actually present to give the thumbprint

trustee’s deed and deed of reconveyance is ok

Question 20

what are the thumbprint docs?

Answer 20

• deed
  -quitclaim deed
• deed of trust
  -real property
• power of attorney