ILLINOIS NOTARY EXAM NEWEST 2025 COMPLETE

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ILLINOIS NOTARY EXAM NEWEST 2025 COMPLETE

100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

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There are certain documents that a notary will perform notary service on that requires that the notary have the constituent put the thumb print in the journal. Which of the following does not require a thumb print in the journal?

Select one:

• Signatures on a Power of Attorney
• Notarization of a grant deed
• When acknowledging the signature on a deed of trust or

quitclaim deed.

• If the notary is signing and sealing documents for a deed of

reconveyance or deed in a foreclosure. - ANSWER-d If the notary is signing and sealing documents for a deed of reconveyance or deed in a foreclosure.

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A journal entry is required every time a notary performs notary service in the State of California. What is required to be in the notary journal in order to comply with the law?

Select one:

• Signature of signer, date and time of service, type of service,

character of document, method of identification, fee charged and thumb print with most deeds and powers of attorney.

• Name, address, phone, type of document, fee charged, method

of identification, and date of document.

• Name, date, county where service performed, fee charged and

method of identification.

• Signature of the notary, type of service, date and time of day

service took place, fee charged and identification. - ANSWER-a

Sometimes the constituent will not have a proper identification card that is acceptable to the Secretary of State. Which of the following is true about a "credible witness" when the notary uses this form of identification?

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• If the credible witness knows the signer and is known by the

notary and provides ID, the witness has to swear that the person is the person named on the document and sign the journal.

• If the credible witness is not known to the notary, the notary

must require two credible witnesses with proper identification.

• A credible witness or credible witnesses are used to prove

identification.

• All of the above are true. - ANSWER-all of the above

Which of the following best describes the use of "Personal Knowledge" when a notary uses this for identification purposes?

Select one:

• If the notary knows the signer's signature, no journal entry is

required because the notary already "knows" the information.

• Personal knowledge is the best form of ID, and is the only

method of ID allowed.

• Personal knowledge is only allowed in addition to ID cards.
• Both B and C are correct. - ANSWER-c
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Journals are the public record of the notary and can only be used for the completion of notary service. Which of the following is true about the journal?

Select one:

• If the journal is damaged, destroyed, lost or is no longer in the

exclusive control of the notary, the notary is required to notify the Secretary of State immediately by certified or registered mail.

• After the notary resigns, he/she is to notify the Secretary by

certified or registered mail where he/she plans on keeping the journal for the next 10 years.

• Because the journal is the tool for the notary, the care and

storing of the journal is up to the notary. The Secretary of state has no say in what the notary does with the journal.

• Notaries are allowed to have as many active journals as they

want; however, they are required to state in the front of the journal what that journal is being used for. - ANSWER-a

A peace officer has good cause to examine your journal and comes to take it. Which of the following is the correct procedure for the notary?

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