<section><h2>Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Notary Duties?</h2><p><p>Notaries perform a wide variety of services to the public. However, these services are not always the same in different states, and there are certain requests Notaries are prohibited by law from accepting. Do you know which is which? Take our quiz and test your knowledge.<br /></p></p></section><section><h2>A customer brings you a signed document.</h2><p><b>“I signed this statement two days ago, but I was told I need it notarized with an acknowledgment,” he says. “Can you notarize the signature I already wrote if I show you my ID to prove I’m the person who signed it?”</b></p></section><section><h3>A friend calls you at your office.</h3><p><b>“I need to mail a copy of my birth certificate, and I was told it needs to be a certified copy,” she says. “It would be a hassle to go to the county recorder’s office. Since you are a Notary, would it be OK if you certify it instead?”</b></p></section><section><h3>A co-worker asks if you can notarize his signature on an affidavit using a jurat.</h3><p><b>Just one thing,” he says. “I’m not comfortable using the word ‘God’ because of my beliefs. Can I say that the statement is truthful without mentioning a deity?”</b></p></section><section><h3>You have just finished notarizing signatures on a set of loan documents.</h3><p><b>“Good job,” the real estate agent says. “Just to be safe, can you give me some extra signed and stamped Notary certificates to take with me? If we find a mistake on the documents, I’ll just correct them and attach the new certificates myself.”</b></p></section><section><h2>0-1 out of 4: Need some work.</h2></section><section><h3>2 out of 4: Average.</h3></section><section><h3>3 out of 4: Good work!</h3></section><section><h3>4 out of 4: Great job!</h3></section><section><h3></h3></section>