California's Best Notary Practice Exam

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Disclaimer: This package contains supplemental study materials only and does not fulfill the educational requirements mandated by the Secretary of State.

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The full Practice exam pulls from a pool of hundreds of questions and randomizes them with the exact number of questions on each category the real state exam uses. Creating a challenging Notary exam that can be taken over and over agian.

California Notary Practice Exam Sample

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When completing the Notary Public application in the section about other names used, Jane omitted her maiden name because she never uses it any more. She received her Notary commission and has taken her oath. She has even done several notarizations. When the Secretary of State discovers the omitted information what will the consequence be?

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Which one does not need a thumbprint

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A document signer must use a “Proof of Execution by Subscribing Witness” or “Subscribing Witness” when?

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A Commissioned Notary Public advertises their Notary services on their business card, they also advertise that they are a Real Estate Agent even though they are not and have never been a Real Estate Agent. What is the maximum penalty for this violation?

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When requested to do a Notarization on a document written in a language the Notary can not read the Notary should: