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If you are a notary commissioned by the State of California on July 1st, 2015 and you do not renew your commission, which of the following is the first day you would be in violation of the law if you were to acknowledge a signature? Select one: a. July 1st, 2018 b. July 2, 2019 c. July 1st, 2019 d. July 1st, 2018 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. This question makes you know two things:
- The Commission Term (4 years)
- The fact that you cannot perform service after your commission expires. Your commission starts at 12:00am on the start date and ends at 11:59:59pm the last day of the commission. If you were allowed to perform notary service on the 4 year anniversary date, that would be 4 years and 1 day, which is against statute. In this scenario, the last day you could legally perform notary service is June 30th, 2019 until midnight. The correct answer is: July 1st, 2019 Every notary is required to have a bond. What is the purpose of the bond and who does the bond protect?
Select one: a. The bond is an insurance policy that covers the notary in the event that they make a mistake. b. The $15,000 bond is purchased from a surety insurer licensed to sell bonds in California and it protects the public for claims against the notary up to $15,000. c. There is no limit as to how much the bonding company will have to pay and the bond protects both the notary and the public. d. None of the above are true. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b The bond protects the public up to $15,000. The notary is still responsible to pay any judgments against them. The correct answer is: The $15,000 bond is purchased from a surety insurer licensed to sell bonds in California and it protects the public for claims against the notary up to $15,000. The legislators in the State of California realized there was a need for notaries public to be adequately trained to insure that the laws were being followed. In order to do this they passed a law. Which of the following would best describe what that law said? Select one: a. The test was to be rewritten and made more difficult and made available in all different languages that are spoken in California. b. All new and renewing notaries would have to have a six hour training course by state approved education vendor. c. After the taking the initial six hour course, a three hour course would be required for renewing notaries. d. Both B and C are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c After the taking the initial six hour course, a three hour course would be required for renewing notaries. A notary is considered to have a disqualifying interest when acting as:
a. Submit a name change application to the Secretary of State within 30 days. b. A name change is not required until you renew your commission. c. File a modified bond and take a new oath of office. d. A and C are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a and c are correct 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: a. 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. b. 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. c. 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. d. 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. ---------CORRECT 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? Select one: a. Call the Secretary of State and have them tell the officer that the court has no right to the notary record. b. Give the officer the journal immediately. c. Decline to give the journal because a warrant must be issued by a magistrate.
d. The notary would request a receipt and send a copy of the receipt to the Secretary of State within 10 days. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
- b Only a notary is allowed to be in possession of the notary journal, no matter who paid for it. Which of the following is not true about copies of journal entries? Select one: a. Any member of the public can request a copy of a journal entry as long as it is a proper request and it is in writing. b. The notary is required to give certified copies of the journal entries upon service of a subpoena or court order. c. The notary's employer or a representative of the employer can have copies of business related journal entries, if the copying is done in the presence of the notary. d. Because the journal contains private information, no one other than the notary can have a copy of the journal. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------- ------d A notary must use the official seal in all cases except: Select one: a. There are no exceptions to this rule. b. When performing acknowledgments for California subdivision map certificates. c. When you type the information instead. d. When a seal and a rubber stamp are used at the same time. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b California notaries are required to have a seal. Which of the following is true about the laws governing the seal? Select one:
Select one: a. A foreign passport. b. An identification card must have a photo, physical description, serial number, signature and be current or issued in the last five years. c. Personal knowledge is the best form of identification in all matters relating to notary service. d. Satisfactory evidence includes "credible witness(es)" as long as they have acceptable identification cards. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ----c There are times that a notary will have a person who does not read or write or is physically unable to sign so those clients make the signature by mark. Which best describes the requirements of the witnesses to the mark? Select one: a. Only one witness is required if the witness is a good friend of the signer or the notary. b. The notary will have to identify all witnesses and have a journal entry for each of the witnesses. c. The notary will identify the signer and have the signer sign the document in front of two witnesses who will not need identification or be required to sign the journal; however, the witnesses will have to sign the document. d. Witnesses only have to watch the mark on the document and nothing else is required of the witnesses. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- c The most common service that a notary performs is Select one: a. Acknowledgments b. Affidavits c. Depositions d. Certified copies ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a
Which of the following is true of an acknowledgement? Select one: a. The acknowledgement form must be completely filled out by the notary at the time of service or the notary could be fined $750 or have the commission revoked or both. b. The acknowledged signature has to be signed in front of the notary in order for the notary to acknowledge the signature. c. In an acknowledgement the notary is assuring that the constituent personally appeared in front of the notary on the date and in the county indicated and was identified by the notary and the signer acknowledged signing the document. d. Both A and C are true. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d If a California notary changes his/her business or residential address while a notary, which of the following is/are true? Select one: a. As long as the notary does not move out of California, no action is required. b. If the business address is a P. O. Box the notary must have a physical home address on file with the secretary of state. c. The notary may refile the oath and bond in the new county, but is not required to. d. Both B and C are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------both b and c correct Notaries often use the notary commission in the workplace during regular business hours. This situation provides for a "private employer agreement." Which of the following is not true about that agreement? Select one: a. If the employer has paid for all the notary expenses, the employer is allowed to exclude the public from service and have the notary only acknowledge company documents during business hours.
d. Signature of the notary, type of service, date and time of day service took place, fee charged and identification. ---------CORRECT 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? Select one: a. 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. b. If the credible witness is not known to the notary, the notary must require two credible witnesses with proper identification. c. A credible witness or credible witnesses are used to prove identification. d. All of the above are true. ---------CORRECT 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: a. If the notary knows the signer's signature, no journal entry is required because the notary already "knows" the information. b. Personal knowledge is the best form of ID, and is the only method of ID allowed. c. Personal knowledge is only allowed in addition to ID cards. d. Both B and C are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c The second most common service that a notary performs is a jurat. Which of the following is not true of a jurat? Select one:
a. The notary is guaranteeing under penalty of perjury that the statement is true. b. After the oath is given, the jurat is filled out by the notary and the client could be guilty of perjury if he/she lied. c. The person swearing to the oath is in the presence of the notary. d. The notary administered the oath or affirmation. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a If the document says "subscribed and sworn to" and the document states that the person taking the oath is swearing to their date of birth or age and the document includes a photograph or a finger or thumbprint of the person, the notary would Select one: a. Verify the birth date or age by examining a certified copy of the person's birth certificate or an ID or Driver's License issued by the DMV. b. Require an acceptable identification document and record the information in your journal. c. Administer the oath in the presence of the affiant and make sure that the affidavit is signed in the presence of the notary. d. The notary is required to do all of the above. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d The jurat is the service and the document is the affidavit. What best describes what the notary does with a jurat? Select one: a. Makes sure that the document is complete before administering the oath by scanning it. b. Identifies the affiant and uses the approved identification card to fill out the journal entry. c. Gives the oath and watches them sign the document in the presence of the notary. d. All of the above are true. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d
When a notary has a proof of execution by subscribing witness, which of the following is not true? Select one: a. The subscribing witness must have watched the signer sign the document or heard from the signer tell the witness that they signed the document. b. A notary may not use a subscribing witness for deeds, mortgage or security agreements, or affidavits. c. The notary must use a credible witness to identify the subscribing witness and the credible witness personally known to the notary must also provide a proper identification document. d. If the notary does not know the subscribing witness, the notary is allowed to use two credible witnesses with identification cards. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d California notaries are allowed to acknowledge signatures on immigration documents as part of business; however, immigration consultants qualified and bonded are allowed to do all the listed except Select one: a. Assist in the filling out of immigration forms, but may not charge more than $15.00 per set of forms. b. Charge a maximum of $15.00 per notarized signature on the document. c. Speak to the client in a different language and acknowledge signatures on foreign language documents. d. Advertise that they are notaries public. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------d Notaries are allowed to advertise their services in English and other languages; however, there are restrictions on advertising in a foreign language. Which describe these restrictions? Select one:
a. A notary in California is never allowed to use the term "notario" or "notario publico" in advertising or in any other way. b. Any ad in a foreign language by a non-attorney has to have a disclaimer stating that the notary is not an attorney and may not practice law or give legal advice on any matter. c. The foreign ad must also list the fee for services. d. All of the above are restrictions required by the State of California. --------
- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d The State of California sets the maximum fees that a notary may charge for the services; however, some services the notary is not allowed to charge. Which of the answers below describe the documents that the notary would not charge for service? Select one: a. A notary can never charge for travel fees or work done away from the office. b. Public agency notaries are not allowed to charge. c. Voter related items, Veteran's benefits, and on Military installations. d. If you have a private employer agreement, no fees can be charged. ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c Which of the following statements are true about the fees that a notary is allowed to charge? Select one: a. The notary may charge no more than $.30 (thirty cents) for a copy of a journal entry when requested in writing. b. A public agency is required to charge; however, the fees collected go to the public agency. c. If a notary gives an oath in a deposition, that notary is only allowed to charge $7. d. All of the above are true. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d
There are crimes that could cause the notary to have a fine of up to $ or worse. Which of the following would fall into that category? Select one: a. Advertising as a notary public when one is an immigration specialist. b. Advertising in a foreign language without the disclaimer. c. Misleading advertising. d. All of the above. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d Which of the following is true about the liability of the notary in the performance of the duties? Select one: a. Because the notary is a Commissioned officer of the State, the State will take care of all liability. b. The notary is required to file a $15,000 bond and that bond takes care of all liability for the notary. If there are any problems the constituent contacts the bonding company. c. The notary has unlimited liability on every document they sign. d. All of the above are true. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c If a notary breaks any of the laws governing the notary, which of the following is true about the notary's right to defend him/herself? Select one: a. Every notary has the right to a fair hearing. b. When the notary takes the oath of office, he/she states that they give up all rights if he/she breaks the law. c. If the notary made an accidental mistake he/she cannot be held liable so no hearing is necessary. d. None of the above have to do with notary law. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a
California has many Spanish speaking residents so using the term "Notario Publico" or Spanish translation for Notary Public is against the law. What punishment could a notary receive for doing this? Select one: a. The first time the notary breaks the law, he/she will receive no less than one year suspension. b. If you read, write, and understand Spanish, you will be fined $ 750. c. The second time will result in permanent revocation of the commission. d. Both A and C are true. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d The notary text says "...personally appeared __________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person..." What should be done about this blank? Select one: a. This must be filled out by the constituent prior to performing notary service. b. The notary writes the signer's name. c. The credible witness writes his/her name in the blank. d. The notary writes his/her name. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
- b The signer of a document has no ID but brings a friend of his/hers who is also personally known to the notary. What ID document is required of the signer? Select one: a. One other witness who knows the signer. b. A driver's license or other acceptable ID. c. Ask the mutual friend for ID and have them swear to the signer's identity. d. A birth certificate. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c
Select one: a. They are the exclusive property of the notary. b. The notary must keep them in a safe and locked area. c. If the notary is fired from the job, the notary must take the journal, seals and all notary tools with him/her. d. All of the above are true. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d In the course of the notary performing service, the client sometimes asks for help. The notary is not allowed to do all of the following except: Select one: a. Explain just one tricky part of the document that the client does not understand. b. Explain the differences between acknowledgments and jurats. c. Assist in the filling out of forms that they do not understand. d. None of the above are allowed. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
- b What is the maximum amount that a notary is allowed to charge for an acknowledgment where a husband and wife are both signing one document? Select one: a. $ b. $ c. $ d. No maximum, as long as it is reasonable and agreed to in advance. ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c You may charge less than the maximum, but in this question, we are looking for the maximum amount you are allowed to charge. Since there are two signers on one document, you can charge up to $15 per signer.
If you see the words, "State of California, County of___________," what does the notary put in the blank? Select one: a. This line does not have to be filled in as long as all parties are in California. b. The county where notarization is performed. c. Notaries have jurisdiction in the entire state, so it does not make any difference what is in the blank. d. The county where the notary does at least 51% of his/her business. ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b how to get penlty of 10,000 (2) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1. np fails to obtain evidence to establish identity of cw
- np states material is true knowing false certificate of acknowledgment $750 penalties (4) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1. charging more than max fees
- failing to complete acknowledgement at time of signature
- failing to administer oath
- negligently failing duties and responsibilities of NP - failing to maintain journal, taking improper id, failing to provide info to ca sos within 30 days of written request 1500 penalties ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1. uses false or misleading advertising
- commission of any act involving dishonesty, fraud with intent to benefit or injure another
- execution of any act known to be false
- violating probation against immigration specialist/ consultant and advertising as NP (CANT DO THAT)
- violating restrictions on advertising np services not in english
- willing failing to discharge duties and responsibilities of np
