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

A. $750
B. $1500
C. $10,000
D. $75,000

A

C. $10,000

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  1. 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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  1. 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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  1. 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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  1. Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty of up to?

A. $750
B. $1500
C. $500
D. $2500

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D. $2500

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  1. 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

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  1. 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

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D. b & c

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  1. A non-attorney (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

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  1. 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

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B. Take depositions and affidavits

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  1. An oath is:

A. Not an affirmation
B. never used
C. A solemn spoken pledge
D. a & c

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D. a & c

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  1. 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?

A. He can notarize his sisters signature
B. He can notarize both signatures
C. He can never notarize an Alabama document
D. He can’t do either notarization

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D. He can’t do either notarization

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  1. 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

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D. All of the above

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  1. 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

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  1. The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to:

A. Substitute for a signer
B. Watch the signer sign the document
C. Prove the person signed a document
D. Identify the signer

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D. Identify the signer

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  1. A written request for a photocopy of a journal entry must contain?

A. Type of notarization, type of document and names of parties
B. Type of document, month and year of notarization and names of parties
C. Type of notarization, month and year of notarization and names of parties
D. Type of document, month and year of notarization and names of parties

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D. Type of document, month and year of notarization and names of parties

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  1. A proof of execution may be performed on a?

A. Deed of reconveyance
B. Quitclaim deed
C. Security agreement
D. Deed of trust

A

A. Deed of reconveyance

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  1. A notary who does not deliver papers to a county clerk after they allow a commission to expire is:

A. Guilty of a felony
B. Guilty of a misdemeanor
C. Guilty of an infraction
D. None of the above

A

B. Guilty of a misdemeanor

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  1. A certificate reads: Subscribed and Sworn to before me on August 5, 2007 by _________. Whose name goes on the blank?

A. Notary
B. Signer
C. Credible Witness
D. Secretary of State

A

B. Signer

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  1. A notary can notarize documents to be filed in another State but:

A. Must use California form
B. Can’t certify signer holds a particular capacity
C. Can’t charge any fees
D. Only Jurats

A

B. Can’t certify signer holds a particular capacity

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  1. An oath to a witness:

A. Always refers to god
B. Can use phrase “under penalty of perjury”
C. Never refers to Superior Being
D. Has only one recommended question

A

B. Can use phrase “under penalty of perjury”

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  1. Which of the following must be in the Journal?

A. Date of document
B. Address of signer
C. Character of every document
D. Thumbprint of a trustee deeds signer

A

C. Character of every document

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  1. When the venue of the Notary’s certificate has been filled in beforehand with the incorrect state and county, the Notary must:

A. Attach a loose certificate with a correct venue
B. Reject the document
C. Not tamper with words that may have been filled in by an attorney
D. Line through the inapplicable words, writing in the correct state and county.

A

D. Line through the inapplicable words, writing in the correct state and county.

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  1. Any person who coerces a notary to perform improperly is guilty of:

A. A felony
B. An infraction
C. Nothing
D. Misdemeanor

A

D. Misdemeanor

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  1. The main purpose of an acknowledgement is to?

A. Authenticate signatures
B. Establish mental competence
C. Require personal appearance
D. Both a & c

A

D. Both a & c

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  1. When is an oath involved with an acknowledgement:

A. Every time
B. When the signer would like to swear that the contents of the document is true
C. When the signer utilizes a credible witness as ID
D. An oath is never used in a acknowledgement

A

C. When the signer utilizes a credible witness as ID

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  1. Exceptions to personal appearance by the principal are?

A. There are none
B. Credible Witness
C. Photo business card
D. Subscribing Witness

A

D. Subscribing Witness

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  1. To meet the 30 day calendar filing limit of the oath with the county you must:

A. Get them postmarked by 30 days
B. Keep them until you can deliver them
C. Allow for any form of delay.
D. Pay a late fee

A

C. Allow for any form of delay

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  1. The true statement below about qualifications is, you must be?

A. Able to read Spanish
B. A US citizen
C. 18 years of age
D. Resident of California

A

D. Resident of California

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Q
  1. In foreign language advertising regulations there are strict rules but the one exception is?

A. A business card in the foreign language
B. A single desk plaque
C. An 8.5 x 11” brochure
D. Yellow pages advertising

A

B. A single desk plaque

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  1. When a check has not been honored for payment, the Secretary of State shall give a written notice. If no correction is done a second notice of cancellation shall be effective when?

A. 90 days
B. 30 days
C. 20 days
D. 10 days

A

C. 20 days

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