GUAM NOTARY EXAM - - (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE EVERY APPLICATION FO...

GUAM NOTARY EXAM -

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE

EVERY APPLICATION FOR NOTARIAL COMMISSION MUST

INCLUDE: - ANSWER- 1. A statement of the applicant's personal

qualifications,

• When required, an examination written by the applicant,
• A notarized declaration by the applicant,
• An application fee, &
• Evidence of the bond required by 33203 of this Chapter.

THE APPLICATION MUST SHOW: - ANSWER- 1. The applicant's

age,

• The applicant's residence & business address in Guam,
• That the applicant can read & write English;
• All criminal convictions of the applicant, including any pleas of guilty

& nolo contendere or no contest; &

• All issuances, denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions &

resignations of a notarial commission or other professional license involving the applicant in Guam or in any state.

A NOTARY IS EMPOWERED TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING

NOTARIAL ACTS: - ANSWER- 1. Acknowledgments;

• Oaths & Affirmations;
• Jurats; &
• Copy certifications

A NOTARY IS DISQUALIFIED FROM PERFORMING NOTARIAL

ACTS IF THE NOTARY: - ANSWER- 1. Is a signer of or named in the

document that is to be notarized;

• Will receive directly from a transaction connected w/ the notarial act

any commission, fee (except attorneys), advantage, right, title, interest, 1 / 2

cash, property, or other consideration exceeding in value the fees specified.

• Is related to the person whose signature is to be notarized as a spouse,

sibling, or lineal ascendant or descendant.

FOR TAKING ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR PR OOF OF A DEED OR

OTHER INSTRUMENT, TO INCLUDE THE SEAL & WRITING OF THE CERTIFICATE - ANSWER- For the first (2) signatures, ($10) each, & for each additional signature, ($8).

FOR ADMINISTERING AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION - ANSWER-

Ten dollars ($10)

FOR EVERY CERTIFICATE OF A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY & THE SEAL - ANSWER- Ten dollars ($10)

HOW TO OBTAIN A SEAL FROM A VENDOR - ANSWER- 1.

Photocopy of the person's notarial commission (attached to the application for Notary Seal)

• (If name change) Copy of the Confirmation of Notary's Name Change

from the AG in place of the Application for a Notary Seal.[ a vendor who fails to keep a document specified is guilty of a petty misdemeanor]

THIRD DEGREE FELONY - ANSWER- 1. Criminal Prosecution [ a notary who performs or fails to perform any act prohibited or mandated; performs a notarization for a person who does not appear before the notary or at the notary's office.

• Impersonation [ any person not a notary]
• Wrongful Possession [ any person knowingly obtains, conceals,

defaces, or destroys the seal, journal, or official records of a notary.

• Improper Influence [ any person who knowingly solicits, coerces, or

in any way influences a notary to commit official misconduct.

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