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Key Facts: Notario Puebla Exam

8 / 10

Minimum grade to win the titular oposición or pass the auxiliar exam

Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Puebla, Articles 61 and 64

3 hours

Maximum time for the practical drafting test

Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Puebla, Article 61

28–60

Age range to request the aspirante exam

Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Puebla, Article 55

3 per notaría

Candidates who must compete for each notaría in the oposición

Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Puebla, Article 64 Bis

Puebla's notary exams use a five-member jury, 20 sealed topics and a three-hour drafting test plus oral questioning; aspirantes pass by jury vote, and the titular oposición needs at least 8/10 among three candidates per notaría.

Sample Notario Puebla Practice Questions

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1Who issues notarial patentes in Puebla under Article 4 of the Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Puebla?
A.The Congreso del Estado, by decree
B.The Colegio de Notarios, after the exam
C.The Tribunal Superior de Justicia, on the proposal of the exam jury and after hearing the Colegio
D.The Governor: titular, suplente, auxiliar and aspirante patentes
Explanation: Article 4 gives the head of the State Executive the power to issue the patentes of titular, suplente, auxiliar and aspirante under the law, while the notarial authorities apply the law and oversee compliance.
2Which body supervises notarial practice in Puebla under Article 24?
A.The Colegio de Notarios alone
B.The Executive, through the Consejería Jurídica and its Dirección General del Notariado
C.The Secretaría de Finanzas
D.The Tribunal Superior de Justicia's Consejo de la Judicatura, through its visiting judges each year
Explanation: Article 24 places the direction, supervision and oversight of notarial practice with the State Executive, which exercises it through the Consejería Jurídica, delegated to the Dirección General del Notariado and its units.
3A state agency asks a Puebla notary for services under a government programme. How much notice must it give under Article 17?
A.Three days, in writing, to the Dirección de Notarías
B.Thirty days
C.None; the notary must act at once
D.Ten business days, through the Colegio, with a copy to the Congreso
Explanation: Article 17 has state government authorities request the service in writing from the Dirección de Notarías three days in advance. The Colegio agrees with the notarial authorities on how to contact the notary on duty under the rota calendar.
4In which programmes must Puebla notaries take part at reduced fees under Article 19?
A.Only criminal proceedings
B.Only federal tax audits
C.Housing, land-tenure regularization, jornadas notariales and Jornada Testamentaria
D.Private company restructurings, at fees set by each notary without the Colegio's agreement
Explanation: Article 19 requires notaries to take part, at reduced fees agreed by the Colegio with the notarial authorities, in housing programmes, regularization of real-property tenure, and the jornada notarial and Jornada Testamentaria programmes.
5Which activity is incompatible with the notarial office under Article 30 of the Puebla statute?
A.Serving as albacea
B.Acting as a lawyer in contested litigation
C.Sitting on a company's board
D.Serving as tutor or curador, even for a close relative under a court appointment
Explanation: Article 30 makes the office incompatible with any dependence, public, private or elected post, and with practicing law in contested matters; a notary may not be a merchant, minister of religion or similar agent. Article 31 allows acting as albacea, tutor or curador and sitting on boards.
6A Puebla notary holds a power of attorney for a client. Under Article 31, fraction I, what may they not do with it?
A.Act on the client's behalf in administration
B.Act on the client's behalf in acts of dominio
C.Receive fees for acting as mandatario
D.Authorize instruments in which they act as the client's representative
Explanation: Article 31-I lets the notary be an attorney-in-fact for acts of administration and dominio, but they may not authorize instruments in which they themselves act on behalf of another.
7Where may a Puebla notary set up the notarial office under Article 39?
A.In one office only, not inside a law firm, company or public office
B.Inside a law firm, if it is the notary's own
C.In several branches in the same city
D.Inside a bank branch, when the bank is a frequent client of the notaría
Explanation: Article 39 allows only one office, which may not be inside a law firm or another professional's office, a company or a public office. The notarial function may be exercised on any day, business or not, and at any hour and place.
8A Puebla notary finds that a deed presented by a client appears forged. What does Article 34 require?
A.Returning it to the client
B.Keeping it in the apéndice
C.Asking the client to have it certified by another notary before continuing the operation
D.Notifying the Ministerio Público and the notarial authorities
Explanation: Article 34 requires a notary who detects presumably apocryphal or altered documents to notify the Ministerio Público and the notarial authorities.
9A client arrives while a Puebla notary is attending another matter and decides to wait. What does Article 44 provide?
A.The notary may refuse without further reason
B.The client must return another day
C.The Colegio assigns another notary
D.The duty to serve applies, in order of arrival
Explanation: Article 44 lets the notary excuse themselves if, when requested, they are attending another matter. But if the person decides to wait, the principle of mandatory service under Article 11 applies, in the order in which people are attended.
10Which three routes to the notarial function does Article 48 of the Puebla statute provide, after qualifying as aspirante?
A.Titular only
B.Suplente, Auxiliar and Titular
C.Adscrito, Asociado and Titular
D.Titular and interim notary appointed by the Governor without exam when a vacancy arises
Explanation: Article 48 provides three routes: Notario Suplente (winning the suplente exam among aspirantes), Notario Auxiliar (passing the auxiliar exam under Article 64) and Titular (winning an oposición among aspirantes, which auxiliares may also take).

About the Notario Puebla Exam

Independent practice for Puebla's notary exams by OpenExamPrep. Under the Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Puebla, as reformed in 2022 and 2024, lawyers aged 28 to 60 with five years' residence and practice take the aspirante exam; aspirantes then compete in oposiciones for vacant or new notarías, three per notaría, needing at least 8/10. Auxiliar and suplente patentes follow their own exams. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or format simulation. It is built on the state statute and on federal company and anti-money-laundering rules, keeps the Spanish legal terms, and does not simulate the drafting test or the oral exam. Its topic split is our own study allocation, because no official weights are published.

Exam sponsor: Dirección General del Notariado, Consejería Jurídica del Estado de Puebla. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Puebla has three exam types (Article 53): aspirante; suplente and auxiliar; and oposición for titular. The Dirección General del Notariado notifies the aspirante exam date within 15 business days of a complete application, and the exam follows within 30 business days. In every exam, the candidate chooses one of twenty sealed topics prepared by the Dirección General and approved by the Consejería Jurídica, writes the work in up to three hours with laws and books, and is questioned by the jury (a president named by the Governor, two Consejería officials and two notaries). Aspirantes are approved or failed by unanimity or majority; a majority fail means a six-month wait, a unanimous fail one year. In the oposición, three candidates compete per notaría, each juror awards up to two points, and the winner needs at least 8.

Time Limit

Up to three hours for the practical test, then the oral test

Passing Score

Oposición and auxiliar: 8/10; aspirante: approval by unanimity or majority

Exam / Certification Fees

Set in the Ley de Ingresos del Estado de Puebla

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Ley del Notariado para el Estado de Puebla

Authorities, duties and incompatibilities, exams and jury, auxiliares and suplentes, guarantee and seal, protocolo and cotejos, escrituras and avisos, testimonios, licences, inspections and sanctions.

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Derecho mercantil y societario

Leonine pacts, assignment of interests, non-competition, share classes and unpaid shares under the LGSM.

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Obligaciones fiscales y antilavado

LFPIORPI beneficial owners, excluded guarantees and cash limits, and ISR annual information.

Preparing for the Notario Puebla Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Oposición and auxiliar: 8/10; aspirante: approval by unanimity or majority
  • Assessment: Puebla has three exam types (Article 53): aspirante; suplente and auxiliar; and oposición for titular. The Dirección General del Notariado notifies the aspirante exam date within 15 business days of a complete application, and the exam follows within 30 business days. In every exam, the candidate chooses one of twenty sealed topics prepared by the Dirección General and approved by the Consejería Jurídica, writes the work in up to three hours with laws and books, and is questioned by the jury (a president named by the Governor, two Consejería officials and two notaries). Aspirantes are approved or failed by unanimity or majority; a majority fail means a six-month wait, a unanimous fail one year. In the oposición, three candidates compete per notaría, each juror awards up to two points, and the winner needs at least 8.
  • Time limit: Up to three hours for the practical test, then the oral test
  • Exam / certification fees: Set in the Ley de Ingresos del Estado de Puebla Official sources

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Notario Puebla: Suggested Study Strategy

1Learn the 2022–2024 reforms: age 28 to 60, five years' residence, three exam types, the five-member jury with a Governor-named president, and three candidates per notaría.
2Memorize Puebla's deadlines: 30 business days before 'No pasó', 5 business days for RENAP power avisos, 10 business days for will and state UIPE avisos, 35 business days to close a decena, and 10 years before delivering the protocolo.
3Know Puebla's distinctive rules: protocolos organized by decenas of books, up to 1,500 folios per delivery, an 11,111-UMA bond updated each February, and protocolization of apostilled foreign deeds without a court order.
4Practice drafting under a three-hour limit, since the practical test is shorter than in most states.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply for the Puebla aspirante exam?

Mexican lawyers aged 28 to 60 when applying, with five years' residence in Puebla, a law degree with cédula and five years of practice, six months of uninterrupted notarial practice (or qualifying experience), recent courses and the other Article 55 requirements. The application goes to the Dirección General del Notariado, with a copy to the Colegio.

How are the exams graded?

Aspirantes are approved or failed by the jury by unanimity or majority; failing by majority means a six-month wait and failing unanimously a one-year wait (Article 63). In the oposición and the auxiliar exam, each of the five jurors awards up to two points, and 8 out of 10 is the minimum (Articles 61 and 64). There is no appeal against the jury's decision.

What are Notario Auxiliar and Notario Suplente?

An auxiliar, proposed by a titular with ten years of practice and no sanctions, must have spent ten years in that notaría and pass an exam with at least 8; they act in the titular's protocolo with the titular's seal. A suplente wins an exam among aspirantes and covers a titular's temporary absences, also with the titular's protocolo and seal (Articles 58 Bis and 59).

Is the exam available in English, and what does this bank cover?

No. The exams are held in Spanish. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation that keeps the Spanish legal terms. It reviews the rules behind the drafting test and the jury's questions, but it is not an official translation and does not simulate them.