AZ Notary - Arizona Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures Questions and Answers

Question 1

An individual presents a document for notarization and asks you to perform a jurat. The signer must perform which of the following actions in your presence?

Accepted Answer

Sign the document and swear or affirm to the truthfulness of its contents.

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Acknowledge that they previously signed the document.

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Provide two forms of identification.

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Certify that a copy of the document is a true and correct copy.

Question 2

A notary is asked to notarize a document for a signer who does not have an acceptable form of identification. However, the signer's coworker is present and is personally known to the notary. What is the correct procedure?

Accepted Answer

Use the coworker as a credible witness, placing them under oath to verify the signer's identity.

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Proceed with the notarization since the notary knows the coworker.

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Refuse the notarization because the signer lacks proper ID.

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Have the coworker sign an affidavit attesting to the signer's identity.

Question 3

Which of the following is a prohibited act for an Arizona notary public?

Accepted Answer

Notarizing a document in which the notary's spouse is a party and has a direct beneficial interest.

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Notarizing a document on a federal holiday.

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Charging less than the maximum fee allowed by law.

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Keeping only one notary journal at a time.

Question 4

A client brings you a document titled "Affidavit of Support" that contains several blank spaces within the text. The client signs the document in front of you and asks you to perform a jurat. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to perform the jurat until all blank spaces are filled in by the signer.

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Complete the jurat but make a note in your journal about the blank spaces.

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Advise the client on what information should be entered in the blanks before notarizing.

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Perform an acknowledgment instead of a jurat.

Question 5

An Arizona notary may perform all of the following notarial acts EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Certifying a copy of a birth certificate

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Acknowledgment

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Jurat

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Administering an oath or affirmation

Question 6

When performing an acknowledgment, the primary purpose is for the notary to certify that the signer:

Accepted Answer

Is the person they claim to be and willingly signed the document for its stated purpose.

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Appeared before the notary and swore the contents of the document were true.

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Is competent and has the legal capacity to execute the document.

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Signed the document in the physical presence of the notary.