MT Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 3

Question 1

A document presented to a Montana notary contains blank spaces. What should the notary do?

Accepted Answer

Ask the signer to complete or line through the blanks before notarizing

Answer

Notarizing an incomplete record risks fraud, so blanks should be filled in or struck through before the notarial act.

Question 2

A signer cannot physically sign due to disability. Under Montana law, how may the signature be made?

Accepted Answer

The notary may sign the signer's name at their direction, noting the circumstances, or another individual may sign as directed in the notary's presence

Answer

Montana permits signature by proxy when directed by the disabled individual in the presence of the notary, with the facts noted on the record.

Question 3

Which scenario requires a Montana notary to REFUSE to perform a notarial act?

Accepted Answer

The notary is not satisfied the signer is competent or acting voluntarily

Answer

A notary must refuse if not satisfied that the signer has the capacity to understand or is signing free of coercion.

Question 4

A Montana notary is asked to notarize a document in which the notary is named as a beneficiary. What should the notary do?

Accepted Answer

Decline, because a notary may not notarize when they have a disqualifying beneficial interest

Answer

A notary with a direct beneficial or financial interest in a transaction is disqualified from notarizing it.

Question 5

During a remote online notarization in Montana, how is the signer's identity typically verified when not personally known?

Accepted Answer

Credential analysis plus identity proofing such as knowledge-based authentication

Answer

Montana's remote notarization rules require identity verification through credential analysis and identity proofing when the signer is not personally known.

(MT Notary) Montana Notary Exam Practice Test

(MT Notary) Montana Notary Exam Practice Test

MT Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 3