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What arrests or convictions on your record should you disclose on your application? ANSWERV V¥ All Notary applicants are required to disclose any arrests where a trial is pending along with ALL prior convictions. You are not required to disclose a conviction that happened over 10+ years ago. ANSWERV ¥ False, you are required ta list ALL prior convictions The term of office for a notary is for how many years after the start of their term ANSWERV ¥ 4 years. (CGC 8204) To complete your notary filing and to act as a notary, a person must file with their County Clerk's office (within 30 days of the commission start date) the following items: ANSWERYV ¥ 1) oath of office, and 2) $15,000 bond (cge 8213) ‘True or False: A notary has the ability to perform a notary act outside the county they field their oath of office? ANSWERV ¥ True, they have the ability to perform notary acts in all California counties regardless of what county their oath was filed in. When filling a notary bond (the surety bond) the sum of the bond must be in the amount of? ANSWERV V $15,000 Once a notary, your journal can be lent to other notaries as needed. ANSWERYV ¥ Your notary journal must ALWAYS be kept in a secure place under the notaries! contro] at all times.