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Part 7
REVIEW QUIZ
1. A California notary’s jurisdiction is:
a. the entire State of California
b. only the county in which the notary’s oath and bond are on file
c. anywhere in the United States of America
2. California
notaries must serve:
a. only residents of the
State of California
b. only legal residents of the United States of America
c. everyone
3. When
performing a notarization, California notaries are authorized to:
a. determine the type of
notarization required
b. fill in blanks left on a document
c. require identification of the document signer(s)
4. A
subscribing witness:
a. positively identifies a
person without proper identification
b. signs the document along with the principal’s signature
c. may act in the notary’s place and stead
5. Acceptable
identification for identifying a signer requesting a notarial act would
be:
a. a California
driver license issued within the last 5 years
b. personal knowledge by the notary
is all the identification that is ever required
c. both a & b are
correct answers
6. To complete
an acknowledgement, a notary:
a. may rely on a trusted
person’s word that the document was signed before
them, therefore no
personal appearance before the notary is necessary
b. may speak to a client over the phone to verify the signing of a
document
c. must require a signer to appear in person before the notary
7. A credible
identifying witness:
a. is the most reliable way
to identify a signer
b. takes an oath or affirmation that the signer is who they claim to be
c. need not appear before the notary
8. When
resigning your commission, you must:
a. destroy your notarial
journal
b. destroy your notarial seal
c. deliver your notarial seal to the county clerk
9. The length of time that a notary commission is
valid is:
a. 10 years from the date of the
exam
b. 4 years from the date of issuance
c. the rest of your life
10. California
notaries may certify:
a. copies of powers of
attorney
b. copies of death certificates
c. that a birth certificate is genuine
11. In
California, an Apostille must be signed by:
a. the Secretary of State
b. a foreign dignitary
c. a judge
12. The maximum
fees a California notary may charge to execute a jurat are:
a. $5
b. $10
c. $20
13. California
notaries may perform marriage ceremonies:
a. at any time
b. at no time
c. only when the notary is also a priest, minister, rabbi, judge, etc.
14. If a notary
is unable to understand a document due to it being written in a language
other than English, the notary should:
a. use an interpreter to
explain the document
b. notarize the document, so long as the notary and signer can
communicate
in a common language, and the notarial certificate is in a
language the
notary can understand
c. refuse to notarize
15. When
notarizing a document signed with a “mark”, the notary must require:
a. two witnesses, in
addition to the notary
b. two witnesses, including the notary
c. a notary can never notarize such a signature
16. When asked
to notarize a document for a minor, the notary should:
a. refuse
b. only notarize the signature of one or both of the minor’s parents
c. notarize the signature so long as the minor can provide an acceptable
form of identification, such as a driver’s license
17. If a signer
presents acceptable identification with the name “Steven Jones”, his
signature may be notarized if he signs as:
a. Steven J. Jones
b. Steven James Jones
c. Steve Jones
18. The maximum
penalty for signing a notarial certificate that contains false
information is:
a. revocation of commission, civil penalties,
and criminal prosecution
b. $10,000
c. there is no penalty for such an act
19. If your
boss asks you to notarize a document today using tomorrow’s date, and
your boss swears to you that if you are caught, he will take the blame,
you should:
a. go ahead and do the
notarization, trusting your boss’ word
b. get your boss to put his promise in writing
c. refuse his request
20. Your surety
bond:
a. protects you from all
liability
b. protects your commission from being revoked
c. protects the public in case of notarial misconduct
21. As a notary
you may prepare legal documents for others:
a. at any time
b. only if you are also an attorney
c. only if you are preparing the documents for a friend or family member
22. A notary
may advertise notarial services:
a. by using the notarial
seal
b. as a “Notario Publico” for the Spanish-speaking public
c. as a notary public only
23. A Proof of
Execution is used:
a. to notarize a document
signed by a subscribing witness
b. to notarize a document signed by a credible witness
c. to notarize a document that is being sent out of the country
24. A subscribing witness must have their identify
established by:
a. A third party and personal
knowledge by the notary
b. Identifications documents (such
as a driver's license or passport) are sufficient
c. A third party and
identification documents (such as a driver's license or passport)
25. You are
permanently disqualified from ever becoming a Notary Public if:
a. you have ever been
convicted of a felony
b. you have ever been convicted of a DUI
c. you have ever lost your driver’s license
26. If you
notarize a deed involving real property, and you know the deed is
fraudulent, you are guilty of:
a. a misdemeanor
b. nothing, since the notary is not
a party to the transaction
c. a felony
27. If you are
a government employee notary and you quit your job, you must:
a. resign your commission
and surrender your notarial journal and seal to the
government agency
you worked for
b. resign your commission and surrender your notarial journal to the
county
clerk’s office
c. resign your commission and surrender your notarial journal and seal
to the
Secretary of State’s office
28. When a
person is signing as an attorney-in-fact, they are:
a. verifying that they gave
proper legal advice to the principal signer
b. signing the document for the principal
c. verifying the identity of the principal signer
29. When
taking the acknowledgement of a blind person who has signed a document,
the notary must:
a. have a witness present to
also sign the document
b. such a document cannot be notarized at any time
c. verify that the signer is aware of the contents of the document they
are
signing
30. If a notary
is asked to notarize a will, the notary should:
a. tell the requestor to
seek the advice of an attorney
b. advise the requestor that only holographic wills can be notarized
c. notarize the will, so long as the notary is not a beneficiary
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