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Utah Notary Exam 2024 – Questions & Verified Answers
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Utah Notary Exam 2024 – Questions & VerifiedAnswers
John Doe is requesting his document to be notarized using Jurat language.
After establishing his identity, what is the next step before witnessing John
Doe sign the document ✔️Ans - Place John Doe under oath/affirmation by
stating: "Do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the statements
in your document are true?"
Which of the following is an example of a materially COMPLETE certificate?
✔️Ans - Acknowledgement with the proper language as indicated by UCA 46-
1-6.5, date, signer's name, venue, and notary signature
An employer is away for the office. The employer calls by phone to ask the
employee who is also a notary to notarize the documents on his desk. He
claims he signed the documents earlier. The notary should ✔️Ans - Refuse
service and wait until they are in the physical presence of the employer to
witness the signature and perform the notarization.
All notarizations must include a notarial certificate. Which of the following
best describes a copy certification? ✔️Ans - A notarial act in which a notary
certifies that a photocopy is an accurate copy of the document that is neither a
public record nor publicly recorded.
A notary public may NOT copy certify a ✔️Ans - Publicly recorded
document, such as a birth certificate
If a notary is asked to make a certified copy of a marriage license, the notary
shall ✔️Ans - Politely decline, and state the reason for refusing to complete
the notarization is that a notary cannot copy certify any public record.
If a notary is presented a document that is in a foreign language, what should
the notary do? ✔️Ans - Notarize the document so long as the notary can
communicate with the signer and the notarization is in a language that the
notary can understand.
A notary may not execute a certificate containing a statement known by the
notary to be false or materially incomplete. What is the criminal penalty for
, violating any provision in the notary statue as describes in 46-1-18? ✔️Ans -
A class B misdemeanor
Satisfactory evidence of identity does NOT need to include which of the
following: ✔️Ans - mailing address
Although not a requirement, a notary should keep a notary journal as valuable
proof of each notarization performed. Why is this important? ✔️Ans - All of
these answers are true, and answering this question helped to better
understand the importance of keeping a notary journal
A notary shall ensure that a signer takes the following oath or makes the
following affirmation before the notary witnesses the signature for a jurat:
✔️Ans - ""Do you swear or affirm under the penalty of perjury that the
statements in your document are true?"
Which statement describes the differences between the Acknowledgement
and Jurat? ✔️Ans - A Jurat certifies a voluntary signature was made under
oath or affirmation in the notary's presence, whereas Acknowledgement
certifies a signer has admitted in the notary's presence to voluntarily signing.
Which of the following items is not listed in the law to be recorded in a notary
journal? ✔️Ans - Physical description of the individual.
The following must be included as part of the notarial seal impression (stamp)
✔️Ans - Notary's name, commission number and expiration date
True of False: John Doe, the signer of a document, appears before a notary to
have his signature notarized. The notary is presented with the following
acknowledgement. "personally appeared___________, who proved on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to this
instrument." In order to avoid unduly practicing law, the notary should not
put a name in the blank and leave it empty. ✔️Ans - False, put in John Doe's
name.
True or False: If it is very clear to a notary what type of notarial act is
associated with a document, the notary can stamp and sign the document
without including notarial language. ✔️Ans - False, a notary can never
stamp and sign a document without including the notarial language
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