Test Your Knowledge of Notary Laws (v2)

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Please ensure to review your State's Notary Law before proceeding.

In which state are you commissioned?

Notarial Proficiency

What are the primary roles of a notary public?

A notary's duty includes drafting legal documents

A notary's duties include screening signers for their true identity, assessing their awareness and familiarity with the contents of the document or transaction and willingness to sign

A notary's duty is to sign and stamp a document, to make it official

When notarizing someone's signature on a document, what should a notary do if they have a personal or financial interest in the transaction?

Proceed with the notarization

Advise the signer to proceed

Recuse themselves from the notarization

As long as the notary is honest about the beneficial interest, it is not an issue

In which type of notarization does a notary confirm that the signer willingly signed and for the purposes intended in the document?

How should a notary handle an online session in which a signer speaks a foreign language the notary does not speak or understand?

The notary must be able to communicate directly with the signer in order to complete the notarization

Hire an interpreter who speaks the language to translate for the notary

Use Google translate

As long as the notary can read and understand the document it's safe to proceed

In which notarial act does the notary administer an oath or affirmation where the signer swears or affirms to the truthfulness of the document?

Copy Certification

Special Circumstances

Which notarial act does not require the signer to physically appear before the notary, either personally or by means of online notarization?

There are no exceptions to this requirement

In an online session, which notarial act does not require a signer to sign the document in the presence of the online notary?

The signer and the online notary must both sign the document electronically, even if there is already a wet ink signature, in order to have a legal notarization

A notary should avoid advising about the legal terms of a document.

True, this would be considered the unauthorized practice of law.

False, it is the notary's duty to guide the signer through the document or transaction and answer any questions they may have

What should a notary do if the notarial certificate on a document is incomplete and therefore does not meet your state's requirements?

Add the missing information to the certificate

Attach your state's loose certificate