AZ Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 2

Question 1

Which of the following is a notarial act that an Arizona notary is authorized to perform?

Accepted Answer

Performing acknowledgments

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Drafting legal documents

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Providing legal advice

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Certifying translations

Question 2

What is the key difference between an acknowledgment and a jurat?

Accepted Answer

In a jurat, the signer must sign in the notary's presence and swear to the content

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Acknowledgments are for real estate only

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Acknowledgments cost more than jurats

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Jurats do not require identification

Question 3

An Arizona notary is asked to certify a copy of a passport. Can they do this?

Accepted Answer

No, notaries cannot certify copies of vital records or government IDs

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Yes, notaries can certify copies of any document

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Yes, but only if the original is present

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Only with permission from the issuing agency

Question 4

What must an Arizona notary verify before performing an acknowledgment?

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That the signer personally appeared and is identified

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That the document is legally valid

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That the document has been notarized before

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That the signer has legal representation

Question 5

During a jurat, when must the signer sign the document?

Accepted Answer

In the notary's physical presence

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Before appearing before the notary

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Within 24 hours of the notarization

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At any time, as long as they acknowledge it later

Question 6

An Arizona notary is presented with a document that has no notarial certificate. What should they do?

Accepted Answer

Create and attach an appropriate loose certificate

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Refuse to notarize it

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Choose any certificate type and add it

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Ask the signer to write a certificate