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Notary Public Exam — Core Principles

Journal (KS): practice questions

Our Notary Public bank has 7 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1 · Kansas

After resigning, what must a former Kansas notary do about the journal?

  1. Destroy it within 30 days of resigning
  2. Mail it to the register of deeds in the county where they lived
  3. Give it to the surety on the bond
  4. Retain it and tell the Secretary of State where it is
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D. Retain it and tell the Secretary of State where it is — K.S.A. 53-5a20(e); (f) also allows transmittal to an approved repository.

Question 2 · Kansas

When a Kansas notary dies, what must the personal representative do with the journal?

  1. Keep it or send it to an approved repository, and tell the Secretary of State
  2. Destroy it to protect the privacy of signers
  3. Deliver it to the notary's surety company
  4. File it with the probate court together with the will and the estate inventory
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A. Keep it or send it to an approved repository, and tell the Secretary of State — K.S.A. 53-5a20(g).

Question 3 · Kansas

How long must a Kansas notary retain the journal?

  1. Five years after the commission expires
  2. Seven years after the first entry
  3. Ten years after the last act chronicled in it
  4. Permanently, for the notary's lifetime
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C. Ten years after the last act chronicled in it — K.S.A. 53-5a20(a).

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