Types of Notarial Acts Flashcards
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A hospital patient physically cannot sign her name, so she directs another person to sign for her in front of a Nevada notary. What is this procedure called?
Answer: Signature by mark or by direction of a disabled person
Nevada allows a person unable to sign to direct another to sign on their behalf in the notary's presence, with the procedure properly noted.
When a signer executes a document with an 'X' instead of a written name, this is known as what?
Answer: A signature by mark
A signature by mark lets a person who cannot write their full name sign with a mark such as an 'X,' typically with witnesses present.
Which statement about certifying copies of recordable documents, such as deeds, is correct for Nevada notaries?
Answer: Notaries may not certify copies of documents that can be recorded with a public office
Documents recordable in a public office must be certified by the official custodian, not by a notary.
A loan package includes a certificate that reads 'acknowledged before me' but the title company insists the borrower also swear the contents are true. What should the notary do?
Answer: Administer an oath and attach or use a jurat certificate as the receiving party requires
The notary should perform the act the document custodian requires, using the proper jurat wording with an administered oath rather than mismatched wording.
Which act verifies the identity and voluntary signature of a person but makes no statement about whether the document contents are true?
Answer: An acknowledgment
An acknowledgment confirms identity and willingness to sign but says nothing about the truthfulness of the document's contents.
A signer appears with a completed affidavit already signed at home and asks for a jurat. What must the Nevada notary require?
Answer: That the signer re-sign the affidavit in the notary's presence and take the oath
Because a jurat requires signing in the notary's presence, a previously signed affidavit must be signed again before the notary along with the oath or affirmation.
Which of these acts, historically related to negotiable instruments like dishonored bills of exchange, is a recognized notarial act?
Answer: A protest
A protest is a traditional notarial act certifying that a negotiable instrument was presented and dishonored.