CT Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 5

Question 1

Two signers on the same document appear before the notary at different times of the same day. How should the notary handle the certificates?

Accepted Answer

Complete a separate notarial act and certificate for each signer's appearance

Answer

Each personal appearance is a separate notarial act, so each signer's appearance must be certified individually.

Question 2

A notary makes an error in the certificate after signing and sealing it. What is the correct way to fix it at the time of the act?

Accepted Answer

Line through the error, write the correction, and initial the change

Answer

Certificate corrections should be made by striking through the error, inserting the correct information, and initialing, never with correction fluid.

Question 3

An attorney-in-fact appears to sign a deed under a power of attorney. The acknowledgment should reflect that the person appeared in what capacity?

Accepted Answer

In a representative capacity as attorney-in-fact for the principal

Answer

When someone signs under a power of attorney, the certificate should show they acknowledged the signature in their representative capacity.

Question 4

A caller asks a notary to notarize a signature on a fax that will then be faxed back. The original document never comes before the notary. The notary should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse, because the signer must personally appear with the actual document to be notarized

Answer

The signer must personally appear before the notary with the document; a notary cannot notarize a signature over the phone or on a document never presented.

Question 5

A signer presents a document dated next week and asks the notary to postdate the certificate to match. The notary should:

Accepted Answer

Date the certificate with today's date, since the document date may differ from the act date

Answer

The certificate must bear the actual date of notarization even if the document itself carries a different date.

(CT Notary) Connecticut Notary Exam Practice Test

(CT Notary) Connecticut Notary Exam Practice Test

CT Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 5