PA Notary Public Exam
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1. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commis-
sion notaries public for a term of_____ years from the date of appointment.: 4
years
Notary Public Law: Section 2
2. The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
.: Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 2
3. Any person who is years of age or over, who resides or is employed
within this commonwealth and who is of good character, integrity and ability
shall be eligible for the office of notary public.: 18 years old
Notary Public Law: Section 3
4. Any person who is a notary public and who resides outside this
Commonwealth shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the
as the person's agent
upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other process.-
: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 3
5. Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made
to the .: Secretary of the
Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5
6. An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or pled guilty
or "nolo contendere" to a felony or a lesser offense incompatible with the
duties of a notary public during the year period preceding the date of
the application.: 5 years
Notary Public Law: Section 5
7. A notary applicant must complete at least hours of approved notary
education within the month period immediately preceding his applica-
tion.: 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
8. Application for Reappointment.
Applications for reappointment to the office of notary public shall be filed at
least months prior to the expiration of the commission under which
the notary is acting.: 2 months
Notary Public Law: Section 6
9. If the notary changes his office address within the Commonwealth, notice
in writing or electronically shall be given to the Secretary and the recorder
of deeds of the county of original appointment by the notary within
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days of such change.: 5 days
Notary Public Law: Section 7
10. A notary public vacates his office by removing the notary's residence and
address from the Commonwealth, and such removal shall
constitute a resignation from the office of notary public as of the date of
removal.: business
Notary Public Law: Section 7
11. Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary
public, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall file
a surety bond, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount
of $ .: $10,000
Notary Public Law: Section 8
12. Every notary bond shall have as surety a duly authorized surety company
or sufficient individual sureties, to be approved by the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
of the office of notary public.: two
Notary Public Law: Section 8
13. The notary bond ensures the faithful performance of the notary's duties
and the delivery of notary's register and seal to the office of the recorder of
deeds of the proper county in case of the death, resignation or disqualification
of the notary within days of such event.: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
14. The notary public bond, as well as the commission and oath of office, shall
be recorded in the of the county in
which the notary maintains an office at the time of appointment or reappoint-
ment.: office of the recorder of deeds
Notary Public Law: Section 8
15. If a notary public fails to give bond and cause the bond and the commission
and oath to be recorded within days after the beginning of the term, his
commission shall be null and void.: 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
16. The official notary signature shall be registered, in the "Notary Register"
in the prothonotary's office of county where the notary maintains an office,
within days after appointment or reappointment.: 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk
of courts' office within said period.)
17. If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within days
thereafter register his signature in the prothonotary's office of county where
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the notary maintains an office.: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk
of courts' office within said period.)
18. In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly
and only as it appears on the or otherwise execute the
notary's electronic signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the
notary public identified on the commission.: commission
Notary Public Law: Section 9
19. Change of Name
Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise,
such notary may continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he
was commissioned, until the .: expiration of
term
Notary Public Law: Section 10
20. When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after
entry of a name change decree, or after such name change, if not by decree of
court, notify the of such name
change.: Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where
he maintains an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10
21. When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notary
public do?: shall determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and accurate
transcription or reproduction of that which was copied.
Notary Public Law: Section 12
22. If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or
recalled, or if a notary public resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver the
seal to the Department of State within days after notice from the
department or from date of resignation, as the case may be.: 10 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
23. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty
of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a
fine not exceeding $ or to imprisonment not exceeding
days, or both.: $300, 90 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
24. A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a
record in which the notarial officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct
or pecuniary interest.: may not
RULONA 304
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25. Notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine,
from or satisfactory evidence of the iden-
tity of the person, that the Person appearing before notarial officer and making
the acknowledgement is the person claimed.: personal knowledge
RULONA 305
26. RULONA is the abbreviation for: Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
RULONA 301
27. " " is a declaration made in front of a
notary that:
( 1 ) the person signed the record for the reason
stated in the record; and that
( 2 ) if the person signed as a representative, he did
so with proper authority.: Acknowledgment
RULONA 302
28. T/F?
The definition for "Conviction" does not have to include a sentence ordered
by the court.: True
RULONA 302
Conviction means any of the following, even if a sentence was not ordered by a
court:
( 1 ) An entry of a plea of guilty or "no contest".
( 2 ) A guilty verdict in a trial (with or without a jury).
( 3 ) Not guilty due to insanity, or guilty but mentally ill.
29. An electronic symbol, sound or process attached to or logically associated
with a record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign
the record is known as .: electronic signature
RULONA 302
30. T/F?
A signature does not have to be in written form.: True
RULONA 302
Signature can be a tangible symbol or an electronic signature which evidences the
signing of a record.
31. T/F?
A stamping device can be physical or electronic.: True
RULONA 302
Stamping device. Any of the following:
( 1 ) A physical device capable of affixing to or
embossing on a tangible record an official
stamp.
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1. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commis-
sion notaries public for a term of_____ years from the date of appointment.: 4
years
Notary Public Law: Section 2
2. The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
.: Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 2
3. Any person who is years of age or over, who resides or is employed
within this commonwealth and who is of good character, integrity and ability
shall be eligible for the office of notary public.: 18 years old
Notary Public Law: Section 3
4. Any person who is a notary public and who resides outside this
Commonwealth shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the
as the person's agent
upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other process.-
: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 3
5. Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made
to the .: Secretary of the
Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5
6. An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or pled guilty
or "nolo contendere" to a felony or a lesser offense incompatible with the
duties of a notary public during the year period preceding the date of
the application.: 5 years
Notary Public Law: Section 5
7. A notary applicant must complete at least hours of approved notary
education within the month period immediately preceding his applica-
tion.: 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
8. Application for Reappointment.
Applications for reappointment to the office of notary public shall be filed at
least months prior to the expiration of the commission under which
the notary is acting.: 2 months
Notary Public Law: Section 6
9. If the notary changes his office address within the Commonwealth, notice
in writing or electronically shall be given to the Secretary and the recorder
of deeds of the county of original appointment by the notary within
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days of such change.: 5 days
Notary Public Law: Section 7
10. A notary public vacates his office by removing the notary's residence and
address from the Commonwealth, and such removal shall
constitute a resignation from the office of notary public as of the date of
removal.: business
Notary Public Law: Section 7
11. Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary
public, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall file
a surety bond, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount
of $ .: $10,000
Notary Public Law: Section 8
12. Every notary bond shall have as surety a duly authorized surety company
or sufficient individual sureties, to be approved by the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
of the office of notary public.: two
Notary Public Law: Section 8
13. The notary bond ensures the faithful performance of the notary's duties
and the delivery of notary's register and seal to the office of the recorder of
deeds of the proper county in case of the death, resignation or disqualification
of the notary within days of such event.: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
14. The notary public bond, as well as the commission and oath of office, shall
be recorded in the of the county in
which the notary maintains an office at the time of appointment or reappoint-
ment.: office of the recorder of deeds
Notary Public Law: Section 8
15. If a notary public fails to give bond and cause the bond and the commission
and oath to be recorded within days after the beginning of the term, his
commission shall be null and void.: 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
16. The official notary signature shall be registered, in the "Notary Register"
in the prothonotary's office of county where the notary maintains an office,
within days after appointment or reappointment.: 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk
of courts' office within said period.)
17. If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within days
thereafter register his signature in the prothonotary's office of county where
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the notary maintains an office.: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk
of courts' office within said period.)
18. In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly
and only as it appears on the or otherwise execute the
notary's electronic signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the
notary public identified on the commission.: commission
Notary Public Law: Section 9
19. Change of Name
Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise,
such notary may continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he
was commissioned, until the .: expiration of
term
Notary Public Law: Section 10
20. When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after
entry of a name change decree, or after such name change, if not by decree of
court, notify the of such name
change.: Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where
he maintains an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10
21. When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notary
public do?: shall determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and accurate
transcription or reproduction of that which was copied.
Notary Public Law: Section 12
22. If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or
recalled, or if a notary public resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver the
seal to the Department of State within days after notice from the
department or from date of resignation, as the case may be.: 10 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
23. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty
of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a
fine not exceeding $ or to imprisonment not exceeding
days, or both.: $300, 90 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
24. A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a
record in which the notarial officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct
or pecuniary interest.: may not
RULONA 304
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25. Notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine,
from or satisfactory evidence of the iden-
tity of the person, that the Person appearing before notarial officer and making
the acknowledgement is the person claimed.: personal knowledge
RULONA 305
26. RULONA is the abbreviation for: Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
RULONA 301
27. " " is a declaration made in front of a
notary that:
( 1 ) the person signed the record for the reason
stated in the record; and that
( 2 ) if the person signed as a representative, he did
so with proper authority.: Acknowledgment
RULONA 302
28. T/F?
The definition for "Conviction" does not have to include a sentence ordered
by the court.: True
RULONA 302
Conviction means any of the following, even if a sentence was not ordered by a
court:
( 1 ) An entry of a plea of guilty or "no contest".
( 2 ) A guilty verdict in a trial (with or without a jury).
( 3 ) Not guilty due to insanity, or guilty but mentally ill.
29. An electronic symbol, sound or process attached to or logically associated
with a record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign
the record is known as .: electronic signature
RULONA 302
30. T/F?
A signature does not have to be in written form.: True
RULONA 302
Signature can be a tangible symbol or an electronic signature which evidences the
signing of a record.
31. T/F?
A stamping device can be physical or electronic.: True
RULONA 302
Stamping device. Any of the following:
( 1 ) A physical device capable of affixing to or
embossing on a tangible record an official
stamp.
