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  1. How should a Mississippi notary's journal entries be maintained?

    Answer: In chronological order, recording each notarial act at the time it is performed

    The journal must be a chronological record of every notarial act, made contemporaneously with each act.

  2. Which detail belongs in a Mississippi notary's journal entry?

    Answer: The date and time of the act, the type of act, and how the signer was identified

    Journal entries record the date, time, type of act, description of the record, signer's name and address, and the method of identification.

  3. A Mississippi notary's official stamp is stolen. What is the required response?

    Answer: Promptly notify the Secretary of State of the loss or theft

    A notary must promptly notify the Secretary of State upon discovering that the official stamp is lost or stolen.

  4. A title company offers a Mississippi notary $25 per signing 'because closings are important.' The state's maximum fee per notarial act is lower. What may the notary charge for the notarial act itself?

    Answer: No more than the maximum fee set by Mississippi law for each notarial act

    Mississippi caps the fee a notary may charge per notarial act, and charging above the statutory maximum for the act itself is a violation.

  5. Where may a Mississippi notary public perform notarial acts?

    Answer: Anywhere within the State of Mississippi

    A Mississippi notary commission authorizes the performance of notarial acts throughout the entire state, but not beyond its borders.

  6. A signer's name on the document reads 'Jonathan A. Smith,' but his driver's license says 'John Smith.' What is the most appropriate step before notarizing?

    Answer: Require additional satisfactory evidence establishing he is the person named in the document

    The notary must be satisfied through identification documents or other lawful evidence that the person appearing is the individual named in the record.

  7. A document presented for notarization has a blank space where the property description should be. What should the Mississippi notary do?

    Answer: Decline until the blank is completed or lined through by the signer

    Notarizing a document with material blanks invites fraud, so the notary should require the signer to complete or strike blanks first.