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Ethics practice questions

25 questions from the notary public practice test.

Ethics practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

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Under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, when is a notarial officer barred from acting on a record?

  1. When the signer is a neighbor, friend or coworker of the notarial officer
  2. When the officer or the officer's spouse is a party or has a direct beneficial interest
  3. When the record is more than one page long or includes exhibits that were attached by the signer
  4. When the signer has already had another record notarized that same day
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B. When the officer or the officer's spouse is a party or has a direct beneficial interest

The uniform act disqualifies the officer when the officer or the officer's spouse is a party to the record or has a direct beneficial interest in it. Merely knowing the signer is not a conflict. Many states extend the bar to other relatives.

Reference: RULONA Section 4(b)

A customer brings a blank legal form and asks the notary, who is not an attorney, 'What should I write in these boxes to protect myself?' What should the notary do?

  1. Tell her what most other customers usually write there
  2. Fill in the boxes for her using the notary's best judgment
  3. Explain that a notary cannot advise on how to complete it
  4. Choose a better form for her from an office supply store
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C. Explain that a notary cannot advise on how to complete it

Advising someone how to complete a legal document, or choosing a form for their situation, is legal advice that a nonattorney notary may not give. Passing along what other customers wrote is still advice.

Reference: RULONA Section 25(a)

Under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, may a notary who is not an attorney advertise as a 'notario publico'?

  1. No, the term may not be used
  2. Yes, in Spanish-language ads only
  3. Yes, if the fees are also posted
  4. Yes, after five years in office
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A. No, the term may not be used

In many countries a 'notario publico' is a highly trained legal professional, so the term misleads people into thinking the notary can give legal or immigration help. The uniform act bars nonattorney notaries from using 'notario' or 'notario publico.'

Reference: RULONA Section 25(c)

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