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Within _______days from realizing that your stamp or seal has been lost or stolen, the Notary public must contact the Secretary of State. ✔✔10 days What state office governs the Notary Public position: ✔✔The secretary of state Which county office gives the oath once the Notary Publics commission is issued? ✔✔register of deeds If you received a request to perform a video notarization for the document to be signed and notarized on the same day, under EVN law which of the following would prevent you from doing the notarization? a) The video is pre-recorded b)The principal is currently in a different NC county c) The notarial act is an acknowledgement d) the notarial act requested is a verification e) a and d f) none of the above ✔✔The video is pre-recorded & the notarial act is an verification Once you receive your notification from the Secretary of State, you have how long to appear before the Register of Deeds? ✔✔45 days
Once you complete the initial Notary course, how long do you have to submit your application to the Secretary of State? ✔✔3 months If you are convicted of a crime while serving your term as Notary Public how long do you have to report this to the Secretary of State office? ✔✔45 days ______________________is a notarial act where a person certifies under oath or affirmation that the person witnessed the principal either execute a record or acknowledge the principals signature on an already execute record. ✔✔Verification of proof An__________is the completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act. ✔✔Attestation Conduct contrary to expected standards of honesty, morality, or integrity. ✔✔Moral turpitude An____________is a notary's certficate evedincing the adminstartion of an oath or affimation. ✔✔Jurat An _______ is a device for affixing on a paper record an image. ✔✔Stamp or Seal An_________is an individual who is personally known to the notary. ✔✔credible witness An ________is a person who signs a record for the purpose of being a witness to the principals execution of the record or the principals acknowledgment of his or her execution of the record. ✔✔Subscribing witness
Attestation refers to the notary's completion of evidence of the notarial act. What is one or more of the four requirements for a proper attestation: ✔✔1.) Notary's expiration date 2.) Notary's signature as commissioned 3.) Notary's legible stamp or seal The stamp or seal must include the following: a.) Notary's name as commissioned b.) Word "Notary Public" c.) North Carolina, NC, or N.C d.) Commissioning County e.) All of the above ✔✔All of the above Johns's employer paid for him to go to Notary Public class, paid for his stamp, and paid all of his recommissioning fees since he has been employed with his company. The company is downsizing and Jhon is laid off from his job but is still commissioned as a Notary Public. Jhon must do the following: ✔✔take his stamp with him & notify the secretary of states office of the change in his contact information If a principal is physically unable to sign or make a mark on a record presented for notarization, that principle may do the following: a)Designate another disinterested party to sign on his behalf b) have two witnesses also sign the document
c) Signature affixed by a designee in the presence of (names and address of principal and witnesses) E) All of the above ✔✔All of the above If you received your notary public commission today, when would it expire? ✔✔5 years To be a North Carolina Notary Public, you must reside, work or have a regular place of business in North Carolina. (T or F) ✔✔True A North Carolina Notary Public is now appointed by the Secretary of the State. (T or F) ✔✔True Notaries may not use their nicknames on their applications. (T or F) ✔✔True A N.C Notary Public is authorized to inventory an abandoned safety deposit box. (T or F) ✔✔True A N.C Notary Public can hold another type of elected office (T or F) ✔✔True If you make 100% on your notary exam, you are not qualified to practice law
A N.C.notary can notarize documents in any North Carolina county (T or F) ✔✔True A notary's journal cannot be used as evidence in a criminal investigation (T or F) ✔✔False A N.C. notary public is authorized to perform a marriage ceremony only if they are an ordained minister or magistrate (T or F) ✔✔True A notary may affix his or her signature and notary seal to a document without a notarial certificate (T or F) ✔✔ A notary public is not required to resign his or her commission if he or she moves away from North Carolina and is no longer employed in North Carolina (T or F) ✔✔False Under emergency video notarization law where in original wet signed notarization is required on an original wet signed document, the principal must send to the notary a legible copy of the signed document by fax or other electronic means and also deliver the original to the notary by mail or other physical methods. (T or F) ✔✔True
If a person is physically unable to sign or make a mark on a record presented for notarization the document just can't be notarized (T or F) ✔✔False You are not considered a public official if you are appointed to the office of notary public (T or F) ✔✔False A N.C. notary public can only notarize documents in the County commissioned (T or F) ✔✔False It is necessary to notify the secretary of states office if you lose your stamp or seal within 10 days (T or F) ✔✔True If you are arrested and convicted of domestic violence you can continue to perform your duties as a notary and do not have to notify the secretary of state of your conviction (T or F) ✔✔False Conduct contrary to expected standards of honesty morality and integrity is moral turpitude (T or F) ✔✔True
