Notary Signing Agent (Loan Signing) Practice Test
Remote and electronic notarization: practice questions
Our Notary signing agent bank has 24 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Before a RULONA notary performs the first notarial act on an electronic record, the notary must:
- Start a second journal kept only for electronic acts
- Get every signer's written consent to the technology
- Pass a separate electronic notary examination
- Notify the commissioning agency and identify the technology to be used
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D. Notify the commissioning agency and identify the technology to be used — RULONA §20(b): before the initial notarial act on an electronic record, the notary notifies the commissioning officer or agency and identifies the technology; it must meet any approved standards.
Question 2
Under RULONA section 14A, who keeps the audio-visual recording of a remote notarial act after the notary dies?
- The remote signer, who receives the only copy
- The lender that ordered the signing
- No one; the recording may be deleted when the notary dies
- The notary's personal representative, unless a designated repository keeps it
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D. The notary's personal representative, unless a designated repository keeps it — RULONA §14A(f): the notary, a guardian, conservator or agent of the notary, or the personal representative of a deceased notary retains the recording, unless a repository designated on the notary's behalf keeps it.
Question 3
Under RULONA, may a county recorder accept a paper copy of an electronically notarized record?
- No, only the electronic original may ever be recorded
- Yes, if the notary certifies the paper copy is accurate
- Yes, but only with the lender's signature
- Only if the signer re-signs in ink
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B. Yes, if the notary certifies the paper copy is accurate — RULONA §4(c) and §20(c) allow 'papering out': the notarial officer certifies that the tangible copy is accurate, and the recorder may accept it.