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TEST - CHAPTER 4

Oaths and Journal recording


1. After a notary establishes the identity of a witness the notary does not need to administer an oath or affirmation to a credible witness to establish the identity of the signer:

a) True

b) False

Please fill in the correct answer: (a, b, c or d)
2. When two credible witnesses are used the notary does not need to know the witnesses just establish identity, via identification documents meeting California law.

a) True

b) False

Please fill in the correct answer: (a, b, c or d)
3. If a notary willfully fails to properly maintain his or her notarial journal, he or she is guilty of a misdemeanor?

a) True

b) False

Please fill in the correct answer: (a, b, c or d)
4. A notary must write in the date of a notarial act along with the time in a military format only

a) True

b) False

Please fill in the correct answer: (a, b, c or d)
5. What is the most frequently performed notarial act?

a) Deposition

b) Jurat

c) Oath on a deed of trust

d) Acknowledgement

Please fill in the correct answer: (a, b, c or d)
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