California Notary Exam 129 Questions with 100% Correct Answers. 2022/2023.

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California Notary Exam 129 Questions with 100% Correct Answers A possible penalty for committing perjury is how many years in prison? >>2-4 years If you request a new Certificate of Authorization, t... he State of California must respond within how many days? >>5 days Are death certificates notarized? >>No A subscribing witness can bring you a what? >>Homestead declaration The penalty for stating a known false face as true is how much of a fine? >>$10,000 The fine for failing to notify the state that your stamp or journal was lost is up to ...? >>$1,500 Willful failure to provide a peace officer with a journal when requested is punishable by a civil penalty up to >>$2,500 When a regulation states 30 days it means: >>Calendar days Your commission is dated 9/1/05 and you get your oath filed on 9/25/05. Your commission will expire: >>8/31/09 The fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit is >>$0 A notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to the >>Probate code During the signature by mark process, how many people write the name of the X signer >>One If you move, you must contact the proper authority within >>30 days A commission is valid for ______ years: >>4 years Your 4-year notary bond is worth >>$15,000 The statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is: >>4 years To be acceptable, ID's must be current or issued within the past >>5 years Notary certificates are signed by >>notary A notary seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam >>Every 4 yearsNotaries can withhold services >>-When they employer limits services to transactions related to the employer's business -When a document is incomplete -When they believe someone does not understand what they are signing A notary does not have to charge a fee >>KNOW Signers on what documents must leave a right thumbprint? >>Power of attorney and trust deed for real estate An affirmation is >>Legal equivalent of an oath but has no referral to a Supreme Being How much to charge as a non-attorney notary (qualified & b. bonded as an immigration c. consultant) for per signature on a jurat? >>$10 How much is it to charge for completing a person's immigration application? >>$10 How much is it to charge for oaths and affirmations as a non-attorney notary? >>$10 Notaries obtain their seals from the >>approved vendors or manufacturers A subscribing witness is placed under oath and asked...? >>Did you sign as a witness? Did the signer acknowledge their signing? Did the signer ask you to get the document notarized? List notary actions >>Proof of Execution, Jurat, Oath of Office, Acknowledgment Credible witnesses must not >>have a financial interest in the document How much does a military notary charge? >>No fees A person who is not commissioned and holds herself out as a notary is >>guilty of a misdemeanor An employer of a notary can >>Copy Journal entries of business generated documents in front of the notary A notary must respond to a request for a transaction within _____ days >>15 The notary or security bond protects the: >>publicThe only documents that do not require a seal are: >>Subdivision maps The county named in the Venue is where: >>The signer personally appeared If a person has no right thumb and a thumbprint is needed >>use any finger, use left thumb, and make a note of the problem A notary seal mustBe photographically reproducible and contain an expiration date Contain the state seal and "notary public" Have a serrated or milled edge border >>know The most frequently completed form is: >>the acknowledgment Which items must always be put in the journal >>Date, time, type of document, fees The main purpose of a credible identifying witness is to >>identify a signer Why are two witnesses for a signature by mark necessary? >>To view the making or the acknowledging of the mark You are notarizing a document for a personal friend. What must be included in your journal? >>Signer's driver's license number Type of Document Notary fee A written request for a photocopy of a journal entry must contain >>type of document month and year of notarization names of parties A right thumbprint is not required in the Notary journal for a: >>Deed of reconveyance When a Notary changes a business address to a new county within California, the notary must >>notify the secretary of state A proof of execution may be performed on a >>deed of reconveyance You are not automatically disqualified from doing a notarization when you are a >>real estate agent By using the term notario publico in an advertisement, the Notary's commission could be: >>Suspended for a period of minimum one year and revoked on the second offense A Notary may not charge a fee for notarization on what? >>a circulators affidavitWhat is an integrity, state appointed public servant who is an impartial witness? >>Notary public Can you notarize a document you are named in? >>No Can you notarize your own signature? >>No Can the notary have a direct financial or beneficial interest? >>No Interest = >>Conflict Spouse = >>Caution Examples of conflict of interest >>Grantor or grantee Trustor or trustee Lesson or lessee Mortgagor or mortgagee Vendor or vendee Beneficiary If you are an "or" and an "ee" you cannot be the notary >>Know Your spouse or partner is named as a trustee in a trust agreement. Would you be allowed to notarize the document? >>Yes Can notary notarize an agent? >>Yes Can notary notarize an attorney? >>Yes Can notary notarize an insurer? >>Yes Can notary notarize an employee? >>Yes Can you notarize in another state? >>No Once receive commission what must you do before able to use it? >>Authenticate and validate How many days do you have to authenticate your commission? >>30 days of commencement date [Show More]

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