California Notary Practice Exam 2023 – Notary Public Seminars

California Notary Practice Exam Sample

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When a Notary moves to a new county, he must:

A. Inform the SOS of his new address.

B. Inform his client base of his new location.

C. Refile his oath and bond in his new county and obtain a new seal.

D. Update his address with the county recorder’s office.

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A person may sign with a “mark” in place of a signature if that’s the only way they can sign. To correctly execute such a notarization, the following must be true:

A. The Notary will not need to identify the signer in his journal because two witnesses will be present.

B. Either one or two witnesses for this transaction is acceptable.

C. The witness(es) must sign the journal after giving the Notary their ID.

D. No ID is required from the witness(es) for this transaction.

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Which method of ID is not acceptable?

A. A current California driver’s license.

B. A four-year ID card issued from the State of Virginia that expired two months ago.

C. A credible witness

D. Personal knowledge

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A commissioned Notary Public completes an Acknowledgment and back dates the notarial wording because they were planning on doing the notarization for their boss the day before but got busy. In addition to the penalty incurred for stating true any material fact they know to be false, what is the penalty for this violation?

A. $750

B. $1500

C. $1000

D. $2500

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Being a CA Notary Public allows one to act as an immigration consultant in California because you have filed a bond with the state

A. True

B. False

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