Passing score
Arizona Notary Exam Passing Score
The statute does not set a passing percent. This site’s Full 45 marks a practice pass at 80% — 36 of 45. That is a study target, not an SOS score report and not a commission.
A.R.S. § 41-270 was read on azleg.gov on 2026-09-29. It lets the Secretary of State require an exam and charge a fee. It does not state the question count, the time limit, or the cut score. azsos.gov did not load that day because of a Cloudflare check. A local audit dated 2026-09-28 reported 45 questions, 60 minutes, and 80% on the SOS notary page, and also reported older and newer vendor notices on that same page. Read the live SOS page before you pay for the official exam.
What the statute says
A.R.S. § 41-270(A) says the Secretary of State may require a new applicant, a renewing notary, or a notary with a suspended commission to pass an exam based on the laws, rules, procedures, and ethics of notarial acts. Subsection C lets the SOS set and collect a fee for the course and exam. None of that text is a passing score.
Official source: A.R.S. § 41-270 — Examination of notary public · A.R.S. § 41-270
The number this practice test uses
Full 45 on this website uses 45 questions, 60 minutes, and 80% to show PASS. 36 correct answers meet that practice target. These are the format fields stored for practice. They are not a printout of today’s SOS bulletin, and the questions are original practice items, not official exam forms.
Official source: Arizona SOS — New Notary (exam operations) · Arizona Secretary of State — New Notary
A practice pass still is not a commission
A.R.S. § 41-269(C) and (D) still require the oath of office and a $5,000 surety bond on file before the Secretary of State issues a commission. A green score on this site does not file either one.
Official source: A.R.S. § 41-269 — Commission as notary public; assurance · A.R.S. § 41-269
Related reading
Study material on this site is independently written for exam practice. Fees, passing scores, and procedures can change. Always verify against the Arizona Secretary of State before you apply or notarize.