MS NOTARY Study Guide 2026
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📋 MS NOTARY Exam Format at a Glance
📚 MS NOTARY Topics to Study (63)
✍️ Sample MS NOTARY Questions & Answers
1. What must a notary do with their seal when their commission expires?
When a commission expires, the notary must destroy or deface their seal to ensure it cannot be used for unauthorized notarial acts.
2. A Mississippi notary charges $5 for an acknowledgment. How does this relate to the journal?
The fee charged for the notarial act, if any, is recorded as part of the journal entry.
3. A signer offers a foreign passport as identification for a notarization in Mississippi. Is this generally acceptable?
A passport, including one issued by a foreign government, can serve as an acceptable identity document under Mississippi's notary law.
4. Since July 1, 2021, Mississippi notaries may perform notarial acts for remotely located individuals using audio-visual technology. What is required before a notary may do so?
A Mississippi notary must notify the Secretary of State and identify the technology to be used before performing remote online notarizations.
5. Can a notary accept foreign identification documents?
Foreign passports are generally accepted as valid identification for notarization because they are government-issued photo IDs meeting the basic identification requirements.
6. In what order must entries be made in a Mississippi notary journal?
Mississippi requires journal entries to be recorded in chronological order.