Become a North Carolina Notary Public by studying these exam questions and answers. This guide covers proper identification, notarial acts, journal requirements, fees, and North Carolina Secretary of State regulations.
Q: What is the minimum score for passing the NC Notary Public Exam?
Answer: 80%
Q: Within how many days of the Notary commission issue date should the oath be taken?
Answer: 45 days
Q: Where does one take the oath?
Answer: Register of Deeds office
Q: How soon can you begin the renewal process prior to the date your commission expires?
Answer: 10 weeks
Q: How long does a North Carolina Notary commission last? (what is the length of the term?)
Answer: 5 years
Q: What is the state commission fee for being a notary public?
Answer: $50
Q: How long does it take to process the application?
Answer: 2 weeks
Q: What is the minimum age requirement to become a notary?
Answer: 18 years old
Q: What are the residency requirements to become a notary in NC?
Answer: Either reside in the state (or) regularly conduct business in NC
Q: What are the language requirements to become a notary in NC?
Answer: Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Q: What are the educational requirements to become a notary in NC?
Answer: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent, (and) keep the most recent Notary manual approved by the NC Secretary of State
Q: What are the criminal restrictions to become a notary in NC?
Answer: Those convicted of a felony under NC or federal law, or those convicted of a felony in another state that is also a felony in NC may not become an NC notary public.
Q: What other restrictions are there to become a notary in NC?
Answer: Those convicted of corruption or malpractice in any office, (or) those who have been removed from any office by impeachment may not become an NC notary public.
Q: Is keeping a Notary journal required in the NC?
Answer: Yes, it is now required.
Q: Who can a NC Notary notarize for?
Answer: Everyone, except yourself.
Q: Where can an NC notary perform notarial acts (what is the jurisdiction?)
Answer: In all 100 counties on North Carolina: statewide jurisdiction.
Q: Where will the notary be commissioned?
Answer: In the NC county where you reside, or if not an NC resident, where you work.
Q: What is the penalty for performing notary acts before taking the oath of office?
Answer: Class 1 misdemeanor
Q: Acknowledgment:
Answer: 1) individual appeared in person and presented record, 2) individual was personally known to the notary, 3) signed while in the physical presence of the notary (or) indicated that the signature was his/her own
Q: Applicant
Answer: An individual who seeks appointment for the first time or reappointment to the office of notary public.
Q: Appoint (or) Appointment
Answer: Name an individual to the office of notary public.
Q: Appointee
Answer: An individual who has been appointed or reappointed to the office of notary public but has not yet taken the oath of office to be commissioned.
Q: Affirmation
Answer: A notarial act which is legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary certifies that at a single time and place all the following occurred: (1) individual appeared in person (2) individual was either known to the notary or provided proper identification and (3) individual made a vow of truthfulness on penalty of perjury, based on personal honor and without invoking a deity or using any form of the word “swear”.
Q: Attest (or) Attestation
Answer: The completion of a certificate by a notary who has performed a notarial act.
Q: Commission
Answer: The empowerment to perform notarial acts and the written evidence of authority to perform those acts.
Q: Commissioning date
Answer: The date of commissioning or recommissioning as entered on a commission certificate.
Q: Credible witness
Answer: An individual who is personally known to the notary and to whom all of the following also apply: (1) the notary believes the individual to be honest and reliable (2) the notary believes the individual is not a party to or beneficiary of the transaction.