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NC NOTARY PUBLIC
EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Acknowledgement - correct answer- Notarial act in which notary certifies that at a single place & time all of the following
occurred:
a) An individual appeared in person before the notary &
presented a record
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by
notary through satisfactory evidence
c) Individual did either of the following: indicated to notary that
signature on the record was individual's signature OR signed record while in physical presence of notary
Acknowledgement - correct answer- Which notarial act doesn't necessarily require principal to sign in front of notary?
Affirmation - correct answer- Notarial Act which is legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary certifies that at a
single time & place all of the following occurred:
a) Individual appeared in person before notary
b) Individual was personally known to notary or identified by
notary through satisfactory evidence
c) Individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury,
based on personal honor WITHOUT invoking a deity or using any form of the word "swear" (instead using "affirm") 1 / 2
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Attest/Attestation - correct answer- Completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act
Commission - correct answer- Empowerment to perform notarial acts & written evidence of authority to perform those acts
Credible Witness - correct answer- An individual who is personally known to notary and to who ALL of the following also
apply:
Notary believes (a) honest & reliable (b) not a party to/beneficiary of transaction
Crime - correct answer- Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding & abetting, conspiracy, solicitation
Attempt to commit, accessory to commission, aiding/abetting, conspiracy, solicitation - correct answer- 5 things included in definition of a crime
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