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Types of Notarial Acts Flashcards

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  1. A signer brings a deed to a Nevada notary and states that she signed it voluntarily last week. Which notarial act is appropriate?

    Answer: An acknowledgment

    An acknowledgment allows a document signed previously to be acknowledged before the notary, as long as the signer personally appears and declares the signature is voluntary.

  2. Which notarial act requires the signer to sign the document in the physical presence of the Nevada notary?

    Answer: A jurat

    A jurat requires the signer to sign in the notary's presence and swear or affirm that the contents of the document are true.

  3. When a Nevada notary administers an oath, the person taking the oath is appealing to what?

    Answer: A Supreme Being

    An oath is a solemn pledge made with reference to a Supreme Being, while an affirmation is made on the person's personal honor with no religious reference.

  4. A customer asks a Nevada notary to certify a photocopy of his U.S. birth certificate. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Refuse, because copies of vital records may not be certified by a notary

    Notaries may not certify copies of vital records such as birth, death, and marriage certificates, which must be obtained from the official custodian.

  5. Which of the following is a notarial act a Nevada notary public IS authorized to perform?

    Answer: Certifying a copy of a signer's passport

    Nevada notaries may certify copies of documents that are not vital records or recordable documents, such as a passport, but may not prepare legal documents, perform marriages, or issue apostilles.

  6. In a jurat, the wording 'Subscribed and sworn to before me' means the signer did what?

    Answer: Signed the document and took an oath in the notary's presence

    'Subscribed' means signed and 'sworn' means an oath was administered, both of which must happen before the notary.

  7. A witness must give sworn testimony in a deposition held in Las Vegas. Which notarial act does the notary perform for the witness?

    Answer: Administering an oath or affirmation

    Before deposition testimony, the notary administers an oath or affirmation compelling the witness to tell the truth.