DE Notary Notarial Acts and Certificates 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is a notarial act authorized under Delaware law?
- Taking an acknowledgment (Correct answer)
- Issuing a subpoena
- Performing a marriage ceremony
- Certifying a business license
Correct answer: Taking an acknowledgment
Delaware notaries are authorized to take acknowledgments as one of their core notarial acts.
Question 2: What must a Delaware notary include on every notarial certificate?
- The notary's signature and official seal (Correct answer)
- The signer's Social Security number
- The document's filing fee
- A witness's signature
Correct answer: The notary's signature and official seal
Every Delaware notarial certificate must include the notary's signature and official seal to be valid.
Question 3: In Delaware, what is a 'jurat'?
- A certificate where the signer swears or affirms the truthfulness of a document (Correct answer)
- A type of notary seal
- A record book kept by the notary
- A fee schedule for notarial acts
Correct answer: A certificate where the signer swears or affirms the truthfulness of a document
A jurat is a notarial certificate used when the signer swears or affirms that the contents of a document are true.
Question 4: Which notarial act is used when a signer declares under oath that a written statement is true?
- Administering an oath with a jurat (Correct answer)
- Taking an acknowledgment
- Certifying a copy
- Witnessing a signature
Correct answer: Administering an oath with a jurat
A jurat with an administered oath is used when the signer swears that the contents of a written statement are true.
Question 5: When performing a copy certification in Delaware, what must the notary verify?
- That the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original (Correct answer)
- That the document is notarized by another notary
- That the original is recorded with the county
- That the copy is printed on official paper
Correct answer: That the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original
For copy certification, a Delaware notary must verify that the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original document.
Question 6: A Delaware notary may NOT notarize a document if:
- The notary has a financial interest in the transaction (Correct answer)
- The signer is a U.S. citizen
- The document is in English
- The signer is present in person
Correct answer: The notary has a financial interest in the transaction
Delaware notaries are prohibited from notarizing documents in which they have a direct financial or beneficial interest.
DE Notary Notarial Acts and Certificates 1
Which of the following is a notarial act authorized under Delaware law?