Notary Exam Test with Verified Answers
1. To obtain a seal, you must A photocopy of the person's notarial commis-
present to the vendor sion, attached to a notarized declaration
2. If John Doe, the signer of John Doe
a document, appears before
a notary to have his signa-
ture notarized, which name
should the notary place in
the blank in the follow-
ing acknowledgment? ". .
.personally appeared before
me , who
proved on the basis of sat-
isfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is sub-
scribed to this instrument . .
."
3. What types of Notarial Acts Acknowledgments, Copy Certifications, Ju-
is a notary allowed to rats, and Oaths or Affirmations
perform according to UCA
46-1-6
4. A notary may not execute a the part of the notarized document for com-
certificate containing a state- pletion by the notary and bearing the notary's
ment known by the notary to signature and seal
be false or materially incom-
plete. The word "certificate"
as defined in statute means
5. The following must be in- Notary's name, commission number and ex-
cluded as part of the notarial piration date
seal
6. Which of the following items Physical description of the individual.
is not listed in the law as
recordable in a notary jour-
nal
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7. What is the purpose of the to protect the public
5,000 notary bond?
8. Which of the following is an Acknowledgment with the proper language
example of a materially COM- as indicated by UCA 46-1-2, date, signer's
PLETE certificate? name, venue, and notary signature
9. If a notary is presented with notarize the document so long as the notary
a document in a foreign lan- can communicate with the signer and the
guage, and the notarial act notarization is in a language the notary can
does not appear to violate understand.
any law, what should the no-
tary do?
10. Within 30 days of a change in All of the above
the notary's name, the notary
shall provide the Lieutenant
Governor with the following
11. Which of the following is NOT notary's date of birth
required for a notarization to
be complete?
12. A notary public may NOT Publicly recorded document
copy certify a
13. While electronic signatures True
can be notarized by a notary,
personal appearance of the
signer is always required.
14. Which of the following is sat- drivers license issued by the State of Utah
isfactory evidence of identi- with a photograph, signature, and physical
ty? description
15. If a document lacks the prop- ask the signer to select which act (Jurat or Ac-
er certification language of knowledgment) is most appropriate and then
the notarial act (jurat or ac- apply the language to the document.
knowledgment), what must
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1. To obtain a seal, you must A photocopy of the person's notarial commis-
present to the vendor sion, attached to a notarized declaration
2. If John Doe, the signer of John Doe
a document, appears before
a notary to have his signa-
ture notarized, which name
should the notary place in
the blank in the follow-
ing acknowledgment? ". .
.personally appeared before
me , who
proved on the basis of sat-
isfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is sub-
scribed to this instrument . .
."
3. What types of Notarial Acts Acknowledgments, Copy Certifications, Ju-
is a notary allowed to rats, and Oaths or Affirmations
perform according to UCA
46-1-6
4. A notary may not execute a the part of the notarized document for com-
certificate containing a state- pletion by the notary and bearing the notary's
ment known by the notary to signature and seal
be false or materially incom-
plete. The word "certificate"
as defined in statute means
5. The following must be in- Notary's name, commission number and ex-
cluded as part of the notarial piration date
seal
6. Which of the following items Physical description of the individual.
is not listed in the law as
recordable in a notary jour-
nal
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, Notary Exam Test with Verified Answers
7. What is the purpose of the to protect the public
5,000 notary bond?
8. Which of the following is an Acknowledgment with the proper language
example of a materially COM- as indicated by UCA 46-1-2, date, signer's
PLETE certificate? name, venue, and notary signature
9. If a notary is presented with notarize the document so long as the notary
a document in a foreign lan- can communicate with the signer and the
guage, and the notarial act notarization is in a language the notary can
does not appear to violate understand.
any law, what should the no-
tary do?
10. Within 30 days of a change in All of the above
the notary's name, the notary
shall provide the Lieutenant
Governor with the following
11. Which of the following is NOT notary's date of birth
required for a notarization to
be complete?
12. A notary public may NOT Publicly recorded document
copy certify a
13. While electronic signatures True
can be notarized by a notary,
personal appearance of the
signer is always required.
14. Which of the following is sat- drivers license issued by the State of Utah
isfactory evidence of identi- with a photograph, signature, and physical
ty? description
15. If a document lacks the prop- ask the signer to select which act (Jurat or Ac-
er certification language of knowledgment) is most appropriate and then
the notarial act (jurat or ac- apply the language to the document.
knowledgment), what must
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