California Notary Public Practice Exam Questions & Answers Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 200 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Approved by the Professor
A California Notary may:
- Advertise they are immigration consultants
- Take depositions and affidavits
- Certify a copy of a foreign birth certificate
- Normally notarize a will - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Take depositions and affidavits
A certificate of authorization may be gotten:
- From the governor's office
- From the Department of Real Estate
- From the Secretary of State
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: C. From the Secretary of State
A certificate reads: Subscribed & Sworn to before me on August 5, 2007 by ________.Whose name goes on the blank?
- Notary
- Signer
- Credible Witness
d. Secretary of State - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Signer
A certified copy certifies that the reproduction:
- Is accurate
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- Can be charged $30
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Is accurate
A commission is valid for ______ years:
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 4 years
d. 12 years - CORRECT ANSWER: C. 4 years
A foreign passport must have one additional item:
- Stamp from U.S. Immigration Agency
- Address of signer
- Phone number of Issuing County
d. Thumbprint - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Stamp from U.S. Immigration Agency
A judgment is lodged against a Notary for $22,000 and the
bonding company pays $15,000 to the client. The notary is liable for:
- $7,000
- $22,000
- $15,000
d. $0 - CORRECT ANSWER: B. $22,000
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:
- He can notarize his sister's signature
- He can notarize both signatures
- He can never notarize an Alabama document
d. He can't do either notarization - CORRECT ANSWER: D. He can't do either
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A Military Notary:
- Is in trouble
- Charges no fees
- Can only charge senior officers
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Charges no fees
A non-attorney notary (qualified & bonded as an immigration consultant) may charge up
to $10 for:
- Completing a person's immigration application
- Oaths and affirmation
- Per signature on a Jurat
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: D. All of the above
- Completing a person's immigration application
- Oaths and affirmation
- Per signature on a Jurat
A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the:
- Civil Code
- Probate Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code
d. Notary Public Code - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Probate Code
A notary can notarize documents to be filed in another State but:
- Must use California form
- Can't certify signer holds a particular capacity
- Can't charge any fees
- Only jurats - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Can't certify signer holds a particular capacity 3 / 4
A notary is obligated to:
- Reimburse a surety company for bond funds paid out
- Determine whether a signer has authority to sign as a corporate officer
- Let their employer hold their seal if they paid for it
d. Use the all-purpose certificate for a jurat - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Reimburse a
surety company for bond funds paid out
A notary may not advertise
- Fees to be charged
- In Spanish
- The Spanish terms notario
publico or notario
d. On a desk plaque - CORRECT ANSWER: C. The Spanish terms notario publico or
notario
A Notary may not charge a fee for notarization on:
- A power of attorney
- A circulator's affidavit
- A quitclaim deed
d. An affidavit of support - CORRECT ANSWER: B. A circulator's affidavit
A notary may not notarize:
- When they are the attorney who drafted the papers
- When they are a real estate agent who sold the property
- For a spouse
d. When they are a mortgagor in a transaction - CORRECT ANSWER: D. When they
are a mortgagor in a transaction
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