A non-lawyer notary may not draw wills, deeds, mortgages, leases, complaints, or other legal papers for others.
A non-lawyer notary may not divide fees with a lawyer on legal business.
A non-lawyer notary may freely solicit legal business to send to a lawyer if no money changes hands.
A non-lawyer notary may not advertise powers or rights not given by law.
Correct Answer
C. A non-lawyer notary may freely solicit legal business to send to a lawyer if no money changes hands.
AI Explanation
Soliciting legal business is one of the prohibited practices. In the booklet’s “Professional Conduct” section, a non-lawyer notary may not directly or indirectly ask for legal business to send to a lawyer with whom the notary has a business connection or from whom consideration is received. In practice, the safer exam answer treats legal-business solicitation as part of the unauthorized-practice concern, not a harmless referral system.
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