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Louisiana Notary Exam
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Test your understanding with 15 sample questions selected from the Fall 2026 Critical Knowledge exam.

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Practice Applying Louisiana Notarial Law

The Louisiana Notary Public Examination requires more than memorizing definitions. Candidates must read carefully, identify important facts, and apply the appropriate legal rule to the situation presented.

This sample includes questions on small successions, notarial practice, conveyances, identification, and correction of notarial acts.

Instructions: Read each question and choose the best answer. When you finish, expand the Answer Key & Explanations section to review the answers.

These are selected questions from the supplied Fall 2026 Critical Knowledge exam. They are presented as a practice sample, not as a complete exam.

Sample Exam Questions

Choose one answer for each question. The answer choices retain their original order from the supplied exam.

Question 1
What is the value of decedent’s interest in community property?
  • $115,000
  • $100,000
  • $200,000
Question 2
In the above example, if there was no surviving spouse and only one heir, Jacob, what other person would be required by statute to sign the document?
  • The deceased’s closest living relative
  • The document cannot be done legally under this circumstance.
  • Another person who has actual knowledge of the matters stated herein
Question 3
In the above example, if Carolyn survived as spouse but Jacob and John Henry were under 18:
  • A petition for tutorship would need to be filed so Carolyn could sign.
  • Carolyn could sign as natural tutor for the heirs without formal proceedings.
  • The small succession could not be executed.
Question 4
In the above example, assume that John Henry could not be located.
  • The small succession could not be executed.
  • The affidavit must be signed by John Henry’s representative.
  • The document would need to state that John Henry could not be located after the exercise of reasonable diligence or John Henry was given thirty days’ notice of the affiant’s intent to execute and did not object.
Question 5
Presume for these facts only for purposes of this question: Larry died at Bound for Eternity Rest Home in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana after being there since the beginning of the year (which answer is correct)
  • Carolyn’s domicile is Vermilion Parish and Larry’s domicile is Lafayette Parish
  • Larry’s residence is Vermilion Parish and Larry’s domicile is Lafayette Parish
  • Larry’s domicile is Vermilion Parish
Question 6
A conveyance document is executed in Lafayette Parish involving immovable property located in both St. Landry and Acadia Parish by parties who are all domiciled in Iberia Parish. Which statement is correct?
  • Iberia Parish is the venue clause because that is where the parties are domiciled and the conveyance is recorded in Lafayette Parish
  • Lafayette Parish is the venue clause and the conveyance is recorded in the parish which contains the largest land area
  • Lafayette Parish is the venue clause and the original conveyance is recorded in St. Landry Parish with a certified copy from the clerk to also be recorded in Acadia Parish or vice versa
Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a valid form of identification in notarial practice?
  • Military ID
  • Passport ID
  • Certified copy of birth or marriage certificate
Question 8
Which of the following is/are NOT synallagmatic contracts? A-Cash Sale; B-Affidavit; C- Act under private signature duly acknowledged; D-Credit Sale
  • A, B and C
  • B and C
  • A and D
Question 9
What document would be prepared to comply with the constituent’s wishes?
  • Act of Correction (or Affidavit of Correction) by Parties
  • Act of Correction (or Affidavit of Correction) by Notary
  • Act to Establish Conditional Sale by Corrected Affidavit
Question 10
Who would sign the instrument as the affiant, assuming the clerical error was the only issue?
  • Andy Howard
  • Lee Lindsey
  • Opie Griffith
Question 11
What if Lee Lindsey had died but Stevie Nicks took over his notarial practice and was in possession of a copy of the records from Lee’s office related to the original transaction? (most correct answer)
  • This document could never be corrected.
  • Stevie Nicks could sign as affiant.
  • Stevie Nicks could sign as affiant before two witnesses and another notary
Question 12
What if the original act neglected to include a reservation of mineral rights in favor of Andy which had been their original agreement. What document would need to be executed?
  • Act of Correction by Parties
  • Act of Correct by Notary
  • Act of Confirmation of Reservation
Question 13
who declared that for the consideration hereinafter mentioned she does by these presents, sell, transfer, and deliver without warranty whatsoever, even for the return of the purchase price, unto:

present, accepting and purchasing for himself, his successors and assigns, and acknowledging delivery and possession thereof, the following described property, to-wit:

The above clause would be found in a
  • Cash Sale
  • Bond for Deed
  • Quitclaim
Question 14
The said note, after being paraphed “Ne Varietur” by me, Notary Public, for identification with this act, was delivered to the Vendor who acknowledges receipt. And now, to secure the performance of all the obligations of Vendees under the terms of said note and this act of ___________,

The above clause would be found in a
  • Cash Sale
  • Credit Sale
  • Bond for Deed
Question 15
What if the value of Larry’s property was $200,000 and he died February 1, 2006, could the small succession be used?
  • Yes
  • No
Ready to check your work? Open the answer key below after completing the sample. The answer key below follows the same Question 1–15 numbering used above.
Open Answer Key & Short Explanations
Question 1 — Answer B

The community property was valued at $200,000. The decedent’s one-half interest is $100,000.

Question 2 — Answer C

Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3432(B) provides that when there is no surviving spouse and only one heir, a second person with actual knowledge of the matters stated in the affidavit must also sign.

Read Article 3432.

Question 3 — Answer B

Article 3432(C) permits a natural tutor to execute a small succession affidavit on behalf of a minor child without first filing a separate petition under Article 4061.

Read Article 3432(C).

Question 4 — Answer C

Article 3432 requires the affidavit to address a nonsigning heir who cannot be located after reasonable diligence or who received 30 days’ notice by U.S. mail and did not object.

Read Article 3432(A)(4).

Question 5 — Answer B

Residence and domicile are not necessarily the same. Under the facts given, staying at a rest home in another parish does not by itself establish that Larry changed his domicile from Lafayette Parish.

Question 6 — Answer C

The answer key identifies Lafayette Parish as the venue because the parties execute the conveyance there. The property is located in two parishes, so the recording procedure must account for both locations. Confirm the recording details against the current official study guide before publication.

Question 7 — Answer C

A certified copy of a birth or marriage certificate is not one of the identification options recognized by this question. A military ID and passport are the two listed valid choices.

Question 8 — Answer B

A synallagmatic contract involves reciprocal obligations between parties. An affidavit and an acknowledged act under private signature are not synallagmatic contracts; the cash sale and credit sale are the contract examples in this question.

Question 9 — Answer B

The scenario describes a clerical error in the property description. Louisiana Revised Statutes § 35:2.1 permits a qualifying clerical error to be corrected by an act of correction executed by the original notary, the notary who prepared the act, or a qualifying notary who possesses the relevant records in the circumstances specified by law.

Read La. R.S. 35:2.1.

Question 10 — Answer B

The facts identify Lee Lindsey as the notary who prepared and notarized the original cash sale. Assuming the issue is only a clerical error, the supplied answer key identifies Lindsey as the affiant.

Read La. R.S. 35:2.1.

Question 11 — Answer C

Under La. R.S. 35:2.1(A)(1)(c), if the original notary is deceased, incapacitated, or cannot be located, a Louisiana notary possessing the relevant records may execute the act of correction. The act must be executed before two witnesses and a notary public.

Read La. R.S. 35:2.1.

Question 12 — Answer A

The question describes an omitted mineral reservation that was part of the parties’ original agreement, rather than a simple clerical error. The supplied answer key identifies an Act of Correction by Parties. A notarial act of correction cannot alter the true agreement and intent of the parties.

Read La. R.S. 35:2.1(B).

Question 13 — Answer C

The phrase “without warranty whatsoever, even for the return of the purchase price” points to the quitclaim option in the supplied answer key. This wording is a clue to the type of conveyance being tested.

Question 14 — Answer B

The clause refers to a note delivered to the vendor and securing the vendee’s obligations under the note and the act. The supplied answer key identifies this as a Credit Sale.

Question 15 — Answer A

Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3421(3) allows a small succession affidavit for a person who died at least 20 years before the affidavit is executed, regardless of the value of the Louisiana property. The date in this question meets that time requirement in 2026.

Read Article 3421.

A Sample Is Just the Beginning

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