AR Notary AR-Notary Official Seal and Stamping Device Requirements 2

Question 1

A newly commissioned Arkansas notary orders a rubber stamp seal. Which element is NOT required to appear on the seal?

Accepted Answer

The notary's home street address

Answer

The words "Notary Public"

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The name of the state (Arkansas)

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The notary's commission number

Question 2

The name shown on an Arkansas notary's seal must match what?

Accepted Answer

The name exactly as it appears on the notary's commission

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The notary's nickname used at work

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Any legal alias the notary has ever used

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The notary's maiden name only

Question 3

Which county must appear on the seal of an Arkansas resident notary?

Accepted Answer

The county of the notary's residence

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The county where the seal vendor is located

Answer

Pulaski County in all cases

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The county where the document is notarized

Question 4

An out-of-state resident who is commissioned as an Arkansas notary because they work in Arkansas should show which county on the seal?

Accepted Answer

The Arkansas county of their employment

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Their home county in the neighboring state

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No county at all

Answer

Whichever county they visit most often

Question 5

What is the main legal requirement for the physical impression made by an Arkansas notary's embossing seal?

Accepted Answer

It must be capable of photographic reproduction

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It must be at least three inches wide

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It must be applied in red wax

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It must be raised at least one centimeter

Question 6

Which of the following is a permitted format for an Arkansas notary seal?

Accepted Answer

Either a rubber ink stamp or an embosser

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Only a metal embosser

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Only a handwritten facsimile

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Only a pre-printed sticker from the Secretary of State

Question 7

Who is responsible for procuring the official seal after a notary receives an Arkansas commission?

Accepted Answer

The notary, at the notary's own arrangement and expense

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The Secretary of State mails one automatically

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The county clerk manufactures it

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The notary's surety bond company