A Louisiana notary moves to another parish and seeks a commission there. For how long is the old commission deemed valid in the former parish?La. R.S. 35:191(E)(2)
A non-attorney notary passed the Louisiana written examination after June 13, 2005. Where may the notary act under R.S. 35:191(P)?La. R.S. 35:191(P)(1)
A resident citizen seeks a notary commission in the parish of residence. What must the person be under R.S. 35:191(B)?La. R.S. 35:191(B)
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State, how long is the sitting for the state notary examination?Louisiana Secretary of State, Get Exam Information page
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State, what may an applicant bring into the testing room for reference?Louisiana Secretary of State, Get Exam Information page
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State, what scaled score passes the state notary examination?Louisiana Secretary of State, Get Exam Information page
By when must a Louisiana applicant file the application or register for the examination?La. R.S. 35:191(C)(1)(d)
For how long after approval may a qualified Louisiana candidate register for examinations without a new application fee?La. R.S. 35:191(C)(3)(b)
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Commission, exam and bond, continued
For which parishes may a person be appointed a Louisiana notary under R.S. 35:191(A)(1)?La. R.S. 35:191(A)(1)
For whom is the Louisiana written notary examination dispensed with under R.S. 35:191(C)(3)(c)?La. R.S. 35:191(C)(3)(c)
How often must a Louisiana notary bonded by a surety company renew the bond?La. R.S. 35:71(D)
How often must the Louisiana notary examination be given under R.S. 35:191(C)(3)(b)?La. R.S. 35:191(C)(3)(b)
In what amount must a Louisiana notary post and maintain bond under R.S. 35:71(A)?La. R.S. 35:71(A)
In whose favor is a Louisiana notary's bond subscribed under R.S. 35:192(A)?La. R.S. 35:192(A)
R.S. 35:1 gives the power to name notaries in Louisiana's parishes to which official, and with whose consent?La. R.S. 35:1
R.S. 35:71(B) names the office that keeps a Louisiana notary's bond on file. Which office?La. R.S. 35:71(B)
R.S. 35:191.3 sets a deadline for reporting a Louisiana notary's new residential or mailing address. What is it?La. R.S. 35:191.3
What does R.S. 35:191(A)(1)(f) say about a felony conviction in a Louisiana notary applicant's past?La. R.S. 35:191(A)(1)(f)
What minimum score does R.S. 35:191(C)(2) set for the Louisiana pre-assessment test?La. R.S. 35:191(C)(2)(a)
What schooling does R.S. 35:191(A)(1)(d) require of a Louisiana notary applicant?La. R.S. 35:191(A)(1)(d)
Where does R.S. 35:191.1 say the Louisiana notarial examinations are administered?La. R.S. 35:191.1(A)
Which item must an applicant produce before the governor issues a Louisiana notary commission under R.S. 35:201(A)?La. R.S. 35:201(A)
Which office administers the application and qualifying process for Louisiana notaries?La. R.S. 35:191(C)(1)(b)
Fees and annual report 5
By what date does a regularly commissioned non-attorney Louisiana notary file the annual report?La. R.S. 35:202(A)
What does R.S. 35:191.1(B) set as the fee for each person taking the Louisiana notary examination?La. R.S. 35:191.1(B)
What fee does the Louisiana secretary of state charge for filing and processing a notary application?La. R.S. 35:191(C)(1)(c)
What is the cap on the fee for processing a Louisiana notary's annual report under R.S. 35:191.2?La. R.S. 35:191.2
What late fee may be assessed when a Louisiana notary fails to file the annual report on time?La. R.S. 35:202(B)
Powers and duties 17
A Louisiana notary passes an act of sale of an immovable located outside Orleans Parish. How soon must it be recorded?La. R.S. 35:199(A)(1)
An act of sale transfers an immovable in Orleans Parish. How soon must the Louisiana notary cause it to be registered?La. R.S. 35:199(A)(2)
At what age may a non-attorney Louisiana notary elect the special inactive status of R.S. 35:202(G) on retirement?La. R.S. 35:202(G)
Besides the parties' full names, what must a Louisiana notary insert about the parties under R.S. 35:12(A)(1)?La. R.S. 35:12(A)
How is a clerical error in a Louisiana notarial act corrected under R.S. 35:2.1?La. R.S. 35:2.1(A)
How must the parties' names appear in a Louisiana notary's act under R.S. 35:12(A)?La. R.S. 35:12(A)
Of which acts may a qualified Louisiana notary certify true copies under R.S. 35:2(C)?La. R.S. 35:2(C)
To what date does a Louisiana act of correction have retroactive effect under R.S. 35:2.1(B)?La. R.S. 35:2.1(B)
What does R.S. 35:2(A)(2) call an act executed by a Louisiana notary in conformity with Civil Code article 1833?La. R.S. 35:2(A)(2)
What number must every document notarized in Louisiana bear under R.S. 35:12(B)?La. R.S. 35:12(B)
What status of the parties must a Louisiana notary give when passing an act, under R.S. 35:11?La. R.S. 35:11(A)
When is a Louisiana notary relieved of the duty to record under R.S. 35:199(D)?La. R.S. 35:199(D)
Where may a Louisiana notary administer oaths under R.S. 35:2(B)?La. R.S. 35:2(B)
Where must a Louisiana notarial act be made and executed under R.S. 35:10?La. R.S. 35:10
Which number may an attorney use in place of the Louisiana notary identification number?La. R.S. 35:12(B)
Which power does R.S. 35:2(A)(1) give Louisiana notaries within their parishes?La. R.S. 35:2(A)(1)
Who may use the title "Notary Public" in Louisiana under R.S. 35:12(C)?La. R.S. 35:12(C)
Authentic acts and private signature 13
A party to a Louisiana authentic act does not know how to sign. What must the notary do?La. Civ. Code art. 1833
A typed name is missing beneath a signature on a Louisiana authentic act. What does article 1833(B) say?La. Civ. Code art. 1833
An act fails to be authentic for a defect of form. What may it still be under Civil Code article 1834?La. Civ. Code art. 1834
An act under private signature is asserted against a party in Louisiana. What must the party do under article 1838?La. Civ. Code art. 1838
By what kinds of act must a transfer of immovable property be made under Civil Code article 1839?La. Civ. Code art. 1839
Can an acknowledged act under private signature stand in for an authentic act that the law prescribes?La. Civ. Code art. 1836
From what time does an instrument involving immovable property have effect against third persons under article 1839?La. Civ. Code art. 1839
How may a party acknowledge an act under private signature before a Louisiana notary under article 1836?La. Civ. Code art. 1836
In whose presence is a Louisiana authentic act executed, besides the notary public?La. Civ. Code art. 1833
Must a Louisiana authentic act be executed at one time and place before the same notary?La. Civ. Code art. 1833
What does a Louisiana authentic act constitute as against the parties and their heirs?La. Civ. Code art. 1835
What does Civil Code article 1837 require of an act under private signature?La. Civ. Code art. 1837
Who must sign a Louisiana authentic act under Civil Code article 1833?La. Civ. Code art. 1833
Capacity and recordation 7
An instrument transfers an immovable in Louisiana and is never recorded. What is its effect as to a third person under article 3338?La. Civ. Code art. 3338
At what age is majority attained under Louisiana Civil Code article 29?La. Civ. Code art. 29
In which records is an instrument relating to a mortgage over an immovable recorded under article 3346?La. Civ. Code art. 3346
Is a matter of capacity or authority effective as to a third person though not shown of record, under article 3339?La. Civ. Code art. 3339
What is the status of a contract made by a person without legal capacity under article 1919?La. Civ. Code art. 1919
When does the effect of recordation arise under Louisiana Civil Code article 3347?La. Civ. Code art. 3347
Who lacks capacity to contract under Louisiana Civil Code article 1918?La. Civ. Code art. 1918
Suspension, revocation and liability 11
A Louisiana attorney is disbarred. What does R.S. 35:14 say about notarial functions?La. R.S. 35:14
A Louisiana notary's annual report is still missing sixty days after its due date. What follows under R.S. 35:202(C)?La. R.S. 35:202(C)
After a suspension notice for not being a registered voter, how long does a Louisiana notary have to register in the parish of commission?La. R.S. 35:16(B)
For which failure may a court suspend a Louisiana notary's commission under R.S. 35:71(C)?La. R.S. 35:71(C)
What fine does R.S. 35:199(C) set for each infraction of a Louisiana notary's duty to record?La. R.S. 35:199(C)
What happens to a non-attorney Louisiana notary's commission when the bond is not renewed on time?La. R.S. 35:71(E)
What standard of evidence does R.S. 35:15(A) set for revoking a non-attorney Louisiana notary's commission?La. R.S. 35:15(A)
When must the Louisiana secretary of state suspend a non-attorney notary's commission under R.S. 35:16(A)?La. R.S. 35:16(A)
Which conduct is a listed ground in R.S. 35:15(A)(4) against a Louisiana notary?La. R.S. 35:15(A)
Who institutes the rule to show cause against a Louisiana notary under R.S. 35:15(B)?La. R.S. 35:15(B)
Within what time from the act or its discovery must a damages action against a non-attorney Louisiana notary be filed under R.S. 35:200?La. R.S. 35:200(A)
Donations, testaments, mandate and sale 17
Before whom is a Louisiana notarial testament executed under article 1576?La. Civ. Code art. 1576
By what form must a donation inter vivos be made in Louisiana, under penalty of absolute nullity?La. Civ. Code art. 1541
How does Louisiana Civil Code article 3278 define mortgage?La. Civ. Code art. 3278
How may a conventional mortgage be established in Louisiana under article 3287?La. Civ. Code art. 3287
How may a corporeal movable be given without an authentic act under article 1543?La. Civ. Code art. 1543
How must authority to alienate, acquire, encumber, or lease a thing be given to a Louisiana mandatary?La. Civ. Code art. 2996
In what form only may a disposition mortis causa be made in Louisiana?La. Civ. Code art. 1570
The law prescribes a certain form for an act. In what form must a Louisiana mandate authorizing that act be?La. Civ. Code art. 2993
The notary who receives a Louisiana testament is named a legatee in it. What does article 1582 say?La. Civ. Code art. 1582
Until what event is a Louisiana donation inter vivos without effect under article 1544?La. Civ. Code art. 1544
What is a mandate under Louisiana Civil Code article 2989?La. Civ. Code art. 2989
What makes a testament olographic under Louisiana Civil Code article 1575?La. Civ. Code art. 1575
What three things are required to perfect a sale under Louisiana Civil Code article 2439?La. Civ. Code art. 2439
What two forms of testament does Louisiana Civil Code article 1574 name?La. Civ. Code art. 1574
Which act of a Louisiana mandatary needs express authority under article 2997?La. Civ. Code art. 2997
Who cannot be a witness to a Louisiana testament under article 1581?La. Civ. Code art. 1581
With no valid testament, to whom does a deceased person's property devolve under Louisiana Civil Code article 880?La. Civ. Code art. 880
How this list was compiled: Written from Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 35 (sections 1, 2, 2.1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 71, 191, 191.1, 191.2, 191.3, 192, 199, 200, 201 and 202) and Louisiana Civil Code articles 29, 880, 1541, 1543, 1544, 1570, 1574 to 1576, 1581, 1582, 1833 to 1839, 1918, 1919, 2439, 2440, 2989, 2993, 2996, 2997, 3278, 3287, 3338, 3339, 3346 and 3347, as published by the Louisiana State Legislature at https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Laws_Toc.aspx?folder=75&level=Parent and https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Laws_Toc.aspx?folder=67&level=Parent, read 2026-10-03. Each question links to its section or article page. The facts about the state examination (a four-hour sitting by computer, a scaled score of 70 of 100 to pass, the official study guide allowed in the room) come from the Louisiana Secretary of State, https://www.sos.la.gov/notary/get-exam-information, read 2026-10-03. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the text of the statutes and the Civil Code; nothing is copied from another practice test or from the Secretary of State's study guide, which was not opened. Short quotations from the law are marked.
How it works
These unofficial questions drill the law behind the Louisiana notary exam. They are not a practice version of that exam: 93 questions on Revised Statutes Title 35 and the Civil Code basics a notary works with. Checked October 3, 2026.
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Why this is not a practice exam
The Secretary of State says every item on the state examination is based on its official study guide, which candidates may bring into the room, and that some items are scenarios. This page did not use that guide. It drills the statutes and code articles themselves.
Civil law terms on this page
An authentic act is passed before a notary and two witnesses. A donation between living persons needs one, on pain of absolute nullity. The Start from menu keeps authentic acts apart from capacity and recordation and from donations, testaments, mandate and sale.
Since February 1, 2026 the bond is fifty thousand dollars, filed with the secretary of state and renewed every five years (R.S. 35:71).
Every notarized document carries the notary identification number, or an attorney's bar roll number (R.S. 35:12).
A sale of an immovable is recorded within fifteen days; in Orleans Parish it is registered within forty-eight hours (R.S. 35:199).
Questions and answers
What is the Louisiana notary public exam like?
The Secretary of State describes a four-hour sitting by computer with general-knowledge and scenario-based items, all based on its official study guide, which may be brought into the room. A scaled score of 70 of 100 passes. Read October 3, 2026.
Are these Louisiana notary exam questions?
No. Nobody at this site has seen the state examination or opened the official study guide, and the site is not affiliated with the Louisiana Secretary of State. No Louisiana notary or Louisiana lawyer has reviewed the answers yet.
Who has to take the Louisiana notary exam?
A non-attorney applicant, after a pre-assessment test that has no minimum score. R.S. 35:191 dispenses with the examination for a person admitted to practice law in Louisiana or holding a valid Louisiana notarial commission.
What do the statutes charge to apply and to sit the exam?
Thirty-five dollars to file the application under R.S. 35:191, and one hundred dollars for each examination under R.S. 35:191.1, which sets the same price for the official study guide. The registration deadline is thirty days before the examination.