QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Louisiana Notary actual LATEST EXAM 11 TH JAN

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//

A notary is convicted of misdemeanor assault from a bar fight (committed on a day off from working as a mobile notary). She is sentenced to one month of home confinement. After serving this sentence, will the notary be subject to suspension? - ANSWER-C. No, because crimes unrelated to the notarial function must amount to a felony before suspension or revocation os warranted.

Though some non-felony crimes that relate to notary practice could be grounds for suspension (Fundamentals pg. 52-53), this was not related to her practice.

Which of the following is considered to be the supreme source of law in the Louisiana civil law system? - ANSWER-D. Legislation

Notary's statement placed on the face of a document to identify and connect it with another's instrument passed before the notary. - ANSWER-Paraph

Which of the following is considered to be a valid function of the Louisiana civil law notary? - ANSWER-A. Drafting and attesting to such juridical acts as affidavits, witness acknowledgements, authentic acts, and acts of correction

An act of derogation of laws for the protection of the publioc interest is

considered to be: - ANSWER-C. Absolutely null.

Where is a paraph is most commonly made on? - ANSWER-A promissory note to identify it with a mortgage, priviledge, or other security device.

What is an example form of a recitation of a paraph? - ANSWER-"And I, the undersigned Notary Public, paraphed the Note "Ne Varietur" for identification 1 / 2

with this Sale with Mortgage and delivered the note to the Seller who acknowledges receipt thereof."

What is included in a paraph? - ANSWER-1. Name of the act 2. date the act was passed 3. signature of the notary

The division of property owned in common into distinct physical shares. - ANSWER-Partition

Predial Servitude on Mortgaged Property? - ANSWER-Yes

If a predial servitude substantially impairs a mortgaed property... - ANSWER- the mortgagee has a right to demand payment of debt in full

A property sold to enforce a mortgage is sold___ of predial servitude - ANSWER-Free(Note the user of servitude can take action against Issuer of the servitude)

What strong public policy is fundamental to the concept of partition. - ANSWER-No one should be compelled to hold property in indivision with another.

What excludes the right to partion? - ANSWER-If it had been agreed upon in the contract of no partition or by law.

When is partition excluded by law? - ANSWER-If partitioning the land substantially takes from the value of the other portions and renders them of no use.

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