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Notary Public Exam — Core Principles

Remote Notarization (WI): practice questions

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Question 1 · Wisconsin

Under the DFI rules, who must approve a communication technology provider before Wisconsin notaries use its platform for remote notarial acts?

  1. The remote notary council, through the department's approval process
  2. The Wisconsin Supreme Court
  3. The county register of deeds
  4. The National Association of Secretaries of State, through its own review
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A. The remote notary council, through the department's approval process — Wis. Admin. Code DFI-CCS 25.04(1)-(3).

Question 2 · Wisconsin

Which act is excluded from the general Wisconsin remote notarization authority in s. 140.145(3)?

  1. Taking an acknowledgment of a deed
  2. Administering an oath before a witness at a deposition
  3. Witnessing a signature on an affidavit
  4. Certifying a copy of a business record kept in electronic form
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B. Administering an oath before a witness at a deposition — Wis. Stat. 140.145(3).

Question 3 · Wisconsin

For a notarial act for a remotely located individual, whose location determines the jurisdiction in which the act is performed under Wisconsin law?

  1. The signer's location
  2. The technology provider's location
  3. The location of the property involved
  4. The notary public's location
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D. The notary public's location — Wis. Stat. 140.145(1m).

Question 4 · Wisconsin

Who must supervise the remote notarization of an estate planning document under Wis. Stat. 140.147?

  1. A second commissioned notary public
  2. A judge of the circuit court
  3. An attorney in good standing licensed in Wisconsin
  4. A representative of the technology provider
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C. An attorney in good standing licensed in Wisconsin — Wis. Stat. 140.147(3)(a).

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