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California Notary Practice Exam Requirement for becoming a California Notary Public - CORRECT ANSWER Be a legal resident of California Your jurisdiction as a Notary Public - CORRECT ANSWER The county in which you live Possible penalty for committing perjury - CORRECT ANSWER Any o...

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California Notary Practice Exam
Requirement for becoming a California Notary Public - CORRECT
ANSWER Be a legal resident of California

Your jurisdiction as a Notary Public - CORRECT ANSWER The county
in which you live

Possible penalty for committing perjury - CORRECT ANSWER Any of
the above

Days to take your oath of office after commencement date - CORRECT
ANSWER 10 days

Response time for new Certificate of Authorization - CORRECT
ANSWER 30 days

Agency that gives you the new certificate - CORRECT ANSWER
Secretary of State

Using the words notario publico - CORRECT ANSWER Is prohibited

Guilt for notarizing a fraudulent document - CORRECT ANSWER
Felony

Death Certificates - CORRECT ANSWER Are not notarized

Subscribing witness can bring you a - CORRECT ANSWER Quit Claim
Deed

Penalty for stating a known false fact as true - CORRECT ANSWER
$10,000

Two credible witnesses - CORRECT ANSWER Must be over 21

Officially becoming a notary - CORRECT ANSWER When your oath
and bond are filed

,The notary stamp may be - CORRECT ANSWER Rectangular

Size of the stamp - CORRECT ANSWER 1 inch in width by 2 1/2 inches
in length

Must not notarize if you are one of the following concerning a
document - CORRECT ANSWER Trustor or Trustee

Fine for overcharging for a non-immigration form - CORRECT ANSWER
Up to $1,000

Fine for failing to notify the State that your stamp or journal was lost -
CORRECT ANSWER Up to $1,500

Civil penalty for willful failure to provide a journal to a peace officer -
CORRECT ANSWER Up to $1,500

Fine for failing to post signs in English and in the other language -
CORRECT ANSWER Up to $1,500 fine and at least one year
suspension of commission

Meaning of regulation stating 30 days - CORRECT ANSWER Calendar
days

Expiration of commission if oath is filed late - CORRECT ANSWER
8/31/09

Fee for notarizing a circulator's affidavit - CORRECT ANSWER $10.00

Notary can certify a copy of a power of attorney according to -
CORRECT ANSWER Civil Code

Who you may turn your journal over to - CORRECT ANSWER A Peace
Officer with probable cause

Number of people writing the name of the X signer during the
signature by mark process - CORRECT ANSWER Two

,Proper authority contact after moving - CORRECT ANSWER If you
move, you must contact the Secretary of State, your employer, County
Clerk, or Department of Notary Public.

Time to contact proper authority after moving - CORRECT ANSWER If
you move, you must contact the proper authority within 1 day, 10 days,
30 days, or 6 months.

Notification period for giving up journal - CORRECT ANSWER If you
give up your journal to a proper authority, you must notify the
Secretary of State within 1 day, 10 days, 30 days, or 1 month.

Commission validity duration - CORRECT ANSWER A commission is
valid for 1 year, 2 years, 4 years, or 12 years.

Value of a 4-year notary bond - CORRECT ANSWER Your 4-year
notary bond is worth $15,000, $750, $75,000, or $1,500.

Statute of limitations for false statements - CORRECT ANSWER The
statute of limitations for making a statement known to be false is one
year, two years, three years, or four years.

ID issuance period for acceptability - CORRECT ANSWER To be
acceptable, IDs must be current or issued within the past 1 year, 2
years, 5 years, or 10 years.

Passport requirements - CORRECT ANSWER What does not need to
be on a passport? Notary's signature.

Who signs notary certificates - CORRECT ANSWER Notary
certificates are signed by the Notary.

ID requirements - CORRECT ANSWER An ID needs the holder's
picture, signature, physical description, or all of the above.

, Oath taking requirements - CORRECT ANSWER When taking an oath,
the signer must raise their right hand, pay an extra fee, repeat the
oath, or raising the right hand is not required.

Notary obligations - CORRECT ANSWER Notaries must keep a
photocopy of every document notarized, keep their stamp and journal
under their direct control, refuse service to a homeless individual, or
none of the above.

Resigning a commission - CORRECT ANSWER When you resign a
commission, you deliver all your papers to the Secretary of State or
County Clerk where your current oath is on file.

Consequences of failing to file oath and bond - CORRECT ANSWER If
you fail to file the oath and bond on time, your commission is void, you
must pay $20 to reapply, you must complete a new application, or all
of the above.

Reappointment exam requirement - CORRECT ANSWER A notary
seeking reappointment must retake the notary exam every 4 years.

Fine for failing to notify address change - CORRECT ANSWER The
fine for willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address or
name change is $500, $750, $1,500, or $15,000.

Withholding services by notaries - CORRECT ANSWER Notaries can
withhold services when their employer limits services to transactions
related to the employer's business, when a document is incomplete, or
when they believe someone does not understand what they are
signing.

True statement about notaries - CORRECT ANSWER It is the notary's
duty to draft power of attorney, mortgages, and deeds when
requested.

Notarization restrictions - CORRECT ANSWER A notary may not
notarize a document when they are the attorney who drafted the

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