Application For Appointment As Notary Public (Page 3 of 6) in pdf

NOTARY PUBLIC EXAMINATION

This examination is divided into four sections and must be completed in the applicant’s own handwriting. Each question of

each section must be answered correctly before an applicant will be appointed a Notary Public. The answers to all questions

will be found in the Notary Public Manual. The staff of the Office of the Secretary of the State will not assist you in the

completion of this examination because it is a test of your basic understanding of the duties and responsibilities of the Notary

Public in the State of Connecticut.

Section 1

– Place an X in the box corresponding to either true or false for each of the following statements:

True False

1. A Connecticut notary may perform notarial acts anywhere in the United States.

2. A notary’s embossing seal is not required by Connecticut state law.

3. A notary may not advise persons regarding questions of

law

4. If a notary’s employer pays the fee or that notary’s appointment, the notary’s stamp and seal are the

property of the employer.

5. In taking an acknowledgement, it is sufficient for a notary to require only one form of identification from

an individual if that form of identification contains a photo.

6. A notary may use a rubber stamp as a substitute for his signature.

7. A resident notary must record his/her oath of office with the town clerk in the town in which he/she

resides.

8. A notary should not perform notarial acts in Connecticut with documents that are in the custody and

control of a public record keeper.

9. When completing a notarial certificate, a notary public must indicate the expiration date of his/her

commission.

10. A Connecticut Notary Public must resign if he/she ceases to be a resident and no longer has a principal

place of business in Connecticut.

Section 2

– Circle one letter of the phrase that most accurately answers the following questions:

1. A notary public’s commission can be revoked or denied for which of the following?

a. official notary misconduct.

b. any grounds for which an application for appointment as a notary may be denied.

c. any violation of any provision of the general statutes.

d. all of the above.

2. Which of the following is not a requirement when taking an acknowledegement?

a. the signer must personally appear before the notary.

b. the signer must swear to the truthfulness of the statements contained in the document.

c. the signer must acknowledge that he/she signed the instrument.

d. the signer must state that it is his/her free act and deed.

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