VA Notary Notarial Acts and Certificates 2

Question 1

What must every Virginia notarial certificate include?

Accepted Answer

The date of the notarial act, venue, notary's signature, and commission expiration

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The notary's home address

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The signer's Social Security number

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Two witness signatures

Question 2

The venue on a Virginia notarial certificate refers to:

Accepted Answer

The state and county or city where the notarial act was performed

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The address where the document will be recorded

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The notary's business address

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The court where the document will be filed

Question 3

If a notarial certificate contains a blank or error, the notary should:

Accepted Answer

Strike through the error, write the correction, and initial it

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Have the signer initial the correction

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Destroy the document and start over

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Leave it blank to be corrected later

Question 4

A Virginia notary may add a notarial certificate to a document that lacks one ONLY if:

Accepted Answer

The signer is present and requests it

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The document is more than one page

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The document is already recorded

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Another notary previously notarized the document

Question 5

What is a 'loose certificate' in Virginia notarial practice?

Accepted Answer

A separate sheet attached to a document containing the notarial certificate language

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A certificate that is photocopied

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An unsigned certificate

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A certificate valid for multiple documents

Question 6

Under Virginia law, a notary who drafts, prepares, or selects the notarial certificate wording for a signer is:

Accepted Answer

Engaging in the unauthorized practice of law

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Performing a helpful service within their authority

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Required to charge an additional fee

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Acting as a legal document assistant