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  1. Under Montana law, what must a notary do if a notarial certificate is missing from a document presented for notarization?

    Answer: Attach or complete an appropriate certificate before signing

    A Montana notary may not sign or seal a document without a notarial certificate, so one must be completed or attached first.

  2. Which element is NOT required on a Montana notary's official stamp?

    Answer: The notary's commission expiration date in the outer border text

    Montana's official stamp requires the notary's name, the Great Seal, and 'Notary Public for the State of Montana,' but the expiration date appears in the certificate block, not as a required stamp element.

  3. A Montana notary completes an acknowledgment certificate. What is the notary certifying?

    Answer: That the signer appeared, was identified, and acknowledged signing willingly

    An acknowledgment certifies appearance, identity, and the signer's acknowledgment that the signature was voluntarily made.

  4. In a Montana jurat (verification on oath or affirmation), when must the document be signed?

    Answer: In the notary's presence at the time of notarization

    A jurat requires the signer to sign in the notary's presence and take an oath or affirmation that the contents are true.

  5. Which venue statement on a Montana notarial certificate is correct for a notarization performed in Billings?

    Answer: State of Montana, County of Yellowstone

    The venue must show the state and county where the notarial act physically took place.

  6. A signer asks a Montana notary to backdate a certificate to match the date on a contract. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Refuse, because the certificate must show the actual date of the notarial act

    Backdating a certificate is a false certificate and grounds for discipline; the date must reflect when the act actually occurred.

  7. What should a Montana notary do if their official stamp impression comes out smudged and partially illegible on a recordable document?

    Answer: Re-stamp in a nearby clear area of the same page

    An illegible impression should be re-applied in a clear area so the stamp is fully legible and photographically reproducible.