CA Notary Exam Missed Questions

Charging more than the maximum fee for notarizing a non immigration form is punishable by a fine not exceeding

$750 Handbook Section: Civil penalties § 8214.15

What is the civil penalty for execution of any certificate of a notary public containing a statement known to the notary public to be false?

$1,500

A notary public who willfully states as true any material fact known to be false is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding

$10,000 Handbook Section: Acknowledgment (Civil Code § 1189)

When an advertisement in Spanish says "Notario Publico," what is the maximum the advertising notary can be fined?

$1500

Willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of a change of address shall be punishable as an infraction by a fine of not more than

$500 Handbook Section: Government Code § 8213.5

When Mark a notary public is completing a Jurat, whose name would Mark write on the "by _______________________," line?

The name of the person swearing/affirming and signing the document.

Upon request of a peace officer within how many days must a notary report the surrender of the official journal to the Secretary of State?

Ten days by certified mail

Which document must the notary notarize for free?

document relating to nomination for public office

Nancy notary is also an escrow officer; she earns a bonus from her company for processing the sale of a property for one of the clients. She may:

notarize the document involving this transaction.

Bill brings a document to be acknowledged before a Notary Public. The Notary Public certifies on the Acknowledgment form to all of the following. Which one is incorrect?

"Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me".

Nike Notary received his commission packet from the Secretary of State. How many days from the date indicated on the commission does he have to file his oath of office and $15,000 surety bond at the county clerk/recorder?

30 calendar days

Jesse presented his valid Consular Identification Document card issued by the consulate of his country of citizenship. The notary must check for the validity of the card. Which list of requirements is correct?

A Photograph, Description, Signature, an Identifying Number, and is Current or issued within five years.

Ted has been a notary appointed to the Beale Air Force Base for 25 years. He has decided to take an early retirement one year into his current notary commission. What can Ted not do?

Be a self-employed part-time notary.

Marilyn will not be renewing her commission. What must she do with her Notary seal?

Deface or destroy the seal

To clear a background check, the State law requires all applicants to be.

Fingerprinted

When an acknowledgment is taken, in which case must an oath must be administered?

If the signer establishes their identity with a credible witness Handbook Sections: Identification Acknowledgment

In which county does the notary applicant take, subscribe, and file an oath of office and file a $15,000 surety bond?

In the county where the notary public maintains a principal place of business as shown in the application on file.

Jim went alone to his longtime friend Ned, a notary public of State of California, to have his Grant Deed for his and his wife's property in Guam notarized. Jim's only photo identification was issued six years ago and had expired. Ned was unable to complete the notarization because:

Jim's only form of identification was issued over five years ago and had expired.

Nora Notary was called to notarize several documents for her cousin Peter Principal. When she arrived, Nora learned that Peter's driver's license had expired. Of the following, which method of identification could Nora not use?

Nora's personal knowledge of Peter

Joe does not have his required specified paper identification document with him. Joe brought his fishing buddy Pete to Bill's notary office to be a credible witness. Pete brought his Washington Driver License. Bill sees Pete quarterly when he delivers supplies to Bill's employer. How should Bill proceed?

Not proceed because Bill does not know Pete well enough to use as a credible witness

Your best friend and fishing buddy, Abe, asks you to notarize his document. Abe lost his identification on a fishing trip. How must you identify Abe?

Satisfactory Evidence: Specified Paper Identification Documents or Credible Witness/es.

By law, the notarial acts of Acknowledgment, Jurat, and Proof of Execution by Subscribing Witness certificates must have its own precise/exact wording and which of the following?

Specific Disclaimer

When Mary, a notary, takes an identification card, she must have a reasonable reliance on Satisfactory Evidence to identify the signer. Which of the following is Satisfactory Evidence?

Specified Paper Identification Documents meeting certain requirements, or Oath or Affirmation of a Single Credible Witness personally known by the notary public, or Oaths or Affirmation of Two Credible Witnesses not known by the notary public.

The Notary's seal must contain all of these requirements, except:

The county of Notary's residence.

If the sequential journal is lost or taken by a peace officer, then the notary acquires and starts using a new journal, later, the journal is found or returned, what must the notary do?

The notary public shall make no new entries in the returned journal.

The Proof of Execution by Subscribing Witness Certificate is used when a document signer cannot appear personally appear before the notary. All of the following are true about this notary process, except?

The signer of the document must put his thumbprint in the notary's journal.

Sam, who is bilingual, took his affidavit of identity to Nate Notary's office. Nate noticed the affidavit did not have the correct wording on the jurat. What must Nate do?

Use a California loose leaf Jurat Certificate.

Linda is called to the UC Davis Burn Unit to notarize a Power of Attorney for Timothy. The head nurse in charge of Timothy's care limits the number of people in Timothy's room. Since he is burned on 80% of his body and does not have specified paper identification, how must Linda proceed since she does not know anyone who is present?

Use two credible witnesses who have their specified paper identification documents.

Any person who solicits, coerces, or in any manner influences a notary public to perform an improper notarial act knowing that act to be an improper notarial act is guilty of

a misdemeanor; Handbook Section: Government Code § 8225

A certificate of acknowledgment must

be filled out completely at the time the notary public's signature and seal are affixed Handbook Section: Acknowledgment

If a notary public is unable to communicate with a client,

the client should be referred to a notary public who speaks the clients's language Handbook Section: Foreign Language