California Notary Practice Exam 2023 – Notary Public Seminars

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California Notary Practice Exam Sample

1 / 5

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.

2 / 5

A commissioned Notary is presented with a handwritten letter to notarize. In the journal what does the Notary record as the character of the document?

A. Nothing, there is no title

B. NTP or No Title Present

C. Letter to whoever the letter is addressed

D. Handwritten letter

3 / 5

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

A. She/he is unable to appear before a Notary.

B. He/she cannot sign his name but must use a mark instead

C. A document signer does not know which type of notarization is needed.

D. The document signer does not have proper ID.

4 / 5

A busy Loan Signing Agent uses the strategy of filling out one journal entry for the first notarization during the signing and then completes the rest of their journal entries when they get home. What is the maximum fine for this infraction?

A. $500

B. $750

C. $1,000

D. $1,500

5 / 5

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

A. Refuse to Notarize

B. Have the principal read it aloud, then notarize.

C. Notarize the document as usual

D. Have two witnesses over see the notarization process

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