Notary Exam Question #054
General Information / Proof of Execution by a Subscribing Witness
Can a proof of execution by a subscribing witness be used for all types of documents?
- Yes, it can be used for any type of document.
- No, it can only be used for certain types of documents, such as powers of attorney and mortgages.
- No, it cannot be used for certain types of documents, including powers of attorney, quitclaim deeds, grant deeds (except trustee's deeds resulting from foreclosure), mortgages, and instruments affecting real property.
- Yes, it can be used for any instrument requiring a notary public to obtain a thumbprint from the party signing the document.
- Yes, it can be used for any type of document.
- No, it can only be used for certain types of documents, such as powers of attorney and mortgages.
- No, it cannot be used for certain types of documents, including powers of attorney, quitclaim deeds, grant deeds (except trustee's deeds resulting from foreclosure), mortgages, and instruments affecting real property.
- Yes, it can be used for any instrument requiring a notary public to obtain a thumbprint from the party signing the document.
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A proof of execution by a subscribing witness cannot be used in conjunction with any power of attorney, quitclaim deed, grant deed (other than a trustee’s deed resulting from a decree of foreclosure, or a nonjudicial foreclosure pursuant to Civil Code section 2924, or to a deed of reconveyance), mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, any instrument affecting real property, or any instrument requiring a notary public to obtain a thumbprint from the party signing the document in the notary public’s journal. (Government Code section 27287 and Civil Code section 1195(b)(1) and (2))