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A notarization legalizes a document. ✔✔false
A Notary Public is an official of integrity. ✔✔true
You may identify someone based on personal knowledge, a credible witness, and an approved government issued ID. ✔✔true
You many accept a Nevada Driver Authorization Card to verify a document signer's identity. ✔✔false
For someone 55 years or older, you may accept an expired ID card or ID issued by a senior citizen center or other government agency. ✔✔false
If someone brings you a form that requires a notarization, but that form is missing some information, you can go ahead and write in the information that is missing for the customer. ✔✔false
After reviewing a document someone brings to you for notarization, the very next thing you should do is sign and stamp the document. ✔✔false
If the document brought to you for notarization is missing some notarial wording, the customer will write it on the document for you. ✔✔false
The notary is responsible for ensuring that all components of a complete notarization are present for each notarization they perform. ✔✔true
Notarial language/wording informs a third party that the contents of the document are legal. ✔✔false
Complete notarization language/wording includes:
A. The beginning, which includes the venue;
B. The middle, which includes the date of notarization and byline with the document signer's name;
C. The end, which includes the notary stamp and signature. ✔✔true
You must keep your notary journal for the entire time you are an active notary and for seven (7) years after you cease to be a commissioned notary. ✔✔true
It is not necessary that you record every notarization you perform. ✔✔false
In an acknowledgment, the notary is acknowledging that the signer of the document was in the notary's presence, that the notary lawfully ID's the signer, and that the signer verbally acknowledged that they were willing and able to execute the contents of the document. ✔✔true
Nevada recognizes three different types of acknowledgments. ✔✔false
You can tell you are dealing with an acknowledgment if you see the words, "Acknowledged before me ..." in the notarial wording on a document. ✔✔true
"Blocking" in the document signer's signature on the byline in the notarial wording helps to prevent another person from adding their name on the byline after the notarization has been done. ✔✔true
If someone brings you a document and claims to have the ability to sign the document because they hold a Power of Attorney, you can take their word for it and perform the notarization. ✔✔false
Jurat is short for the Latin, "Juratum est," meaning, "It has been sworn". ✔✔true
In a jurat notarization, the document signer is not required by law to sign the document in the notary's presence. ✔✔false
You can tell you will likely be dealing with a jurat if you see the words, "Signed and sworn" or "Subscribed and sworn" in the notarial wording. ✔✔true
When performing a jurat, the notary must take an oath. ✔✔false
When completing a journal entry for a jurat notarization, the notary must record jurat/oath under "Type of Notarization" each time they perform a jurat. ✔✔true
When you are performing a Copy Certification, the document signer does not need to sign the document. ✔✔true
On the Acknowledgment of Credible Witness, there will be two bylines, one for the document signer and one for the credible witness. ✔✔true
If you are brought a document with no notarial wording present, you can tell the customer what type of wording you think they need. ✔✔false
If someone brings you a document with multiple document signers, but only one of them is present, you cannot notarize the document until all of them are present at once. ✔✔false
If a document has multiple document signers, each document signer can take the document to be notarized by a different notary. ✔✔true
If someone brings you a document with no notarial wording on it and instructs you to add acknowledgment wording, but you disagree with them, you should tell them so. ✔✔false
You should attach a loose notarial certificate only as a last resort. ✔✔true
On a loose notarial certificate, you must write the Title and Date of the document it is attached to. ✔✔true
You do not need to note in your journal if you use a loose notarial certificate. ✔✔false
On the document that a loose notarial certificate is attached to, you must write at the bottom, "Loose Notarial Certificate Attached" or "Loose Certificate Attached." ✔✔true
It would be a good idea to paper-clip the loose notarial certificate and document together. ✔✔false
You may charge whatever you feel is fair for a notarization. ✔✔false
For an acknowledgment, you may charge $5 for the first signature on one document. ✔✔true
Jurats are always $2.50 ✔✔false
You must charge for each notarization you perform. ✔✔false
Your surety bond protects you in the case a third party is harmed by a notarization you perform. ✔✔false
The employer of a notary is not liable if a customer is harmed by a notarization the notary performed. ✔✔false
A notary is liable to the Court, to the Secretary of State's Office, and to their bond. ✔✔true
A notary is only liable if they intentionally performed an improper notarization. ✔✔false
If, while notarizing documents, you come across a form asking you to give permission to alter a notarization you performed, you should ignore the form. ✔✔true
One way for a notary to protect themselves is by keeping excellent journal records for each notarization they perform and by calling the notary division if they are unsure about the proper way to perform a specific notarization. ✔✔true
As a notary, you will likely perform notarizations on documents going overseas. ✔✔true
A document improperly notarized will not be authenticated for use overseas. ✔✔true
If you improperly notarize a document going overseas, you will not receive a penalty. ✔✔true
Your neighbor Lucy Jones, has asked you to notarize her brother Robert's signature. Robert has lost his identification. Can you notarize Robert's signature? ✔✔yes
What notary Language would you use? ✔✔credible witness
How many signature's will you have in your journal? ✔✔two
Will you administer an oath? ✔✔yes
Who will you administer the oath to? ✔✔credible witness
You have been asked to notarize a document that requires three signatures. Two of the document signers are present. The notarial wording is preprinted on the document and lists all three names.
You have been asked to notarize a signature on a document that contains no notarial wording. What do you do? ✔✔Get direction from the document signer.
