Notary Exam Question of the Day
One exam-style question a day for the California, Texas and New York notary exams. Pick your state, choose an answer and see why it's right and where the rule comes from. A new question goes up every day at midnight Pacific.
Saturday, October 3
Conflict of Interest
A notary is asked to notarize her brother's signature on a deed selling his house to an unrelated buyer. The notary is not named in the deed and has no financial or beneficial interest in the sale. May she notarize it?
Acknowledgments
A signer personally appears before a notary with a deed she signed yesterday at home and asks for an acknowledgment. What should the notary do?
Recordkeeping Requirements
A notary who performs only traditional, in-person notarizations asks how long she must keep her records of notarial acts. What is the correct answer?
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