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Illinois Notary Exam Prep: Study Guide and 100 Practice Questions with Answers
Illinois makes new and renewing notaries pass an exam at the end of a 3-hour certified course. Learn the Act and the journal rules behind it, then check yourself on 100 questions.
$29 one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Illinois applicants, new or renewing, taking a Secretary of State-certified course of study and its exam, including bordering-state residents who work in Illinois.
Not the right fit if
You're a renewing Illinois attorney, judge or their employee who files the exemption statement instead, or you want the certified provider's 3-hour course and exam themselves.
Why it is different
- Written from the Illinois Notary Public Act and the Part 176 rules, cited in every answer.
- Drills the numbers people miss: 30 days, $5,000 and $30,000 bonds, $5 and $25 caps, 7-year journals.
- Covers both remote ink-on-paper acts and electronic notarization.
What is inside
- Study guide. The course and exam rules, qualifications and the $15 application, the $5,000 bond and terms, the seal, identity and certificates, prohibited acts, the journal, fees and advertising, remote and electronic acts, and penalties.
- 100 practice questions with answers. Multiple choice, with an answer key at the end and a one-line explanation naming the 5 ILCS 312 section or Part 176 rule for each.
- Timed practice exam. Illinois's 100 questions as a timed browser test, offline, with saved scores; the study plan ends with all 100 again before the provider exam.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Unofficial study material written by MCC Solutions, not actual exam questions and not legal advice. Not affiliated with the Illinois Secretary of State or the State of Illinois. Check with your certified course provider and the Secretary of State for current exam rules. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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What do I get and how is it delivered?
The IL Notary Exam Prep comes as a zip with two documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: IL Notary Exam Study Guide and IL Notary Practice Questions and Answers. The download link arrives by email after payment.
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Is this legal or tax advice?
Unofficial study material written by MCC Solutions, not actual exam questions and not legal advice.
How is the Illinois notary exam given?
At the end of a 3-hour (180-minute) course from a Secretary of State-certified provider, finished within 30 days of starting. The Act and rules don't state the number of questions or the passing score, so ask your provider. You then have two years from the exam date to apply.
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