Notary Practice Test - MC

The amount of Erros and Omissions insurance required has been increased to:

$15,000

Notaries may charge:

$2.00 for each oath and certificate.

The term of a Notary Commission in Nebraska is:

4 years.

A document presented to a Notary for notarization must include:

A Notarial attestation clause.

Malfeasance is defined as:

A malfunction of a Notary's inked stamp causing an illegible impression, and the failure to follow procedures & requirements for Notarial acts in Nebraska statutes.

If there is no room on a document to for the Notarial signature and Notary Seal, a Notary may not:

Affix their Notary Seal directly over their own signature; Affix their Notary Seal on the back of the document and sign on the front; Omit using Notary Seal and sign their name.

The official seal of a Notary Public shall be:

An inked stamp.

Subscribed (signed) and sworn is appropriate language for a Notarial acknowledgement if:

An oath is administered by the Notary.

No Notaries shall:

Assist non-U.S. citizens with immigration matters; Notarize all documents presented to them, even if they know the document to be fraudulent; Advertise as a Notario Publico for bilingual clients.

The Secretary of State may revoke or suspend the Commission of a Notary Public upon:

Being convicted of a felony or other crime involving dishonesty or fraud, and the failure to follow requirements and Procedures for Notarial acts.

Notaries are authorized to:

Identify document signers and witness by Notarial Act such as signing of the document.

A Notary who is not an attorney may:

Neither advises nor supplies the Notarial acknowledgement.

A complete Notarial acknowledgment must include all of the following:

Notary signature, seal, jurisdiction, name of principal, date, and act that was performed.

A Notarial acknowledgement would not be used when:

Only when a Notary is not an attorney; Only when a Notary is an attorney; Only when the Secretary of State authenticates documents for an attorney.

To be commissioned as a Nebraska Notary, an applicant must:

Pass a written exam, and obtain a $15,000 bond.

The two most important criteria for proper notarization are:

Producing satisfactory evidence of identity and signing the document in the presence of a Notary.

A document presented to a Notary for notarization contains blank spaces. A Notary must:

Refuse to sign until all blank spaces are either filled in or lined through and initialed by the principal.

A Notary should expressly follow:

State law and procedures.

Personal knowledge of identity is defined as:

Sufficient interaction over time to dispel questions about a person's identity.

Upon expiration of the temporary revocation of a Notary commission, the Notary may:

Take the written exam to be commissioned as a Notary Public and begin the application process anew.