A notary who willfully and knowingly breaches the notary's official duty may be liable to ______ injured as a result.

• A. One
• B. Two
• C. Three
• D. None

Answer: (A)

When a notary willfully and knowingly breaches official duties, the notary can be held civilly liable to the person who was harmed by that breach. The liability is to the injured party or parties who suffer damages because of the improper notarization or failure to perform duties correctly. If only one person is harmed, that person can seek damages; if multiple people are harmed, each may pursue a claim. So the correct completion is that the notary may be liable to one injured as a result. The idea isn’t that the notary is automatically responsible to a fixed number of people (two or three) or to no one at all—the liability attaches to the individual(s) who suffer injury from the misconduct.