Notary Exam Question #058
General Information / Signature by Mark
When can a person sign a document by mark?
- When they are unable to write or sign their name.
- When they are authorized by the notary public.
- When the document requires a signature by mark.
- When they are identified by the notary public and cannot physically sign their name.
- When they are unable to write or sign their name.
- When they are authorized by the notary public.
- When the document requires a signature by mark.
- When they are identified by the notary public and cannot physically sign their name.
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When the signer of an instrument cannot write (sign) their name, that person may sign the document by mark. (Civil Code section 14)
The person signing the document by mark must be identified by the notary public by satisfactory evidence. (Civil Code section 1185)
The person signing the document by mark must be identified by the notary public by satisfactory evidence. (Civil Code section 1185)