California Notary Practice Exam 2023 – Notary Public Seminars

California Notary Practice Exam Sample

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At the end of a four year Notary commission what should be done with the official Notary seal, if the Notary plans on renewing?

A. Keep the seal for the next commission

B. Destroy the seal

C. Bring the seal to the County Clerk's office

D. Mail the seal to the Secretary of State's office

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If there is no room to place a Notary seal directly on the document, a Notary must:

A. place the seal on the back of the document

B. place the seal wherever he/she can

C. affix the seal to a separate sheet of paper

D. affix the seal on a loose certificate

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Stella just got married and she and her husband are buying a house in San Francisco. The deal closed earlier than expected and Stella has not received her new driver’s license with her new name, Stella Brown. Yet, their loan documents indicate her new married name. What can she do?

A. Stella may use two credible witnesses that she knows but who do not know the Notary.

B. Stella may ask the Notary to overlook the name difference

C. Stella may use her temporary license issued by the DMV

D. Stella may use her old ID if she will complete an AKA statement

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A Notary who willfully refuses to obtain the signature of a person they are notarizing for would be guilty of a __________. Fill in the blank.

A. Misdemeanor

B. Felony

C. Infraction

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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:

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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