INDIANA NOTARY PUBLIC CORE EXAM 2026 TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔The notary Journal must contain all of the following: (6) - ✔✔1. Date and time of act
2. Type of act
3. Identification of the individual
4. Notary fee (n/a)
5. Clerical or administrative fees (n/a)
6. Customer name & city and state
✔✔Notary may refuse to perform a notarial act when: (3) - ✔✔1. The party appears
incompetent
2. Non-voluntary signature
3. Physical appearance does not resemble the identification provided well enough
✔✔The Notary Act requires a Notary to notify the Department of State if the notary's
journal is lost or stolen within: - ✔✔Promptly
✔✔Documents used to identify an individual must contain all of the following except: -
✔✔Current US government issued Identification containing signature, picture or
physical description.
✔✔Prohibited notary acts - ✔✔Drafting legal documents & providing legal advice.
✔✔Notary commission is effective for - ✔✔4 years
✔✔The 6 Notary Acts are: - ✔✔1. Acknowledgement
2. Verification on Oath or Affirmation
3. Signature witnessing
4. Copy of deposition certification
5. Oath or affirmation
6. Protest
✔✔New Pennsylvania Notary Public Law house Bill 25 became - ✔✔RULONA Act 73
✔✔RULONA became effective - ✔✔October 9, 2013
✔✔Qualifications for becoming a notary: - ✔✔1. 18 or older.
2. Residency or work /practice in PA
3. US citizen or permanent resident
4. Read and write English
5. Pass exam 322(a)
6. Not be disqualified (legally guilty of fraud, dishonesty or deceit)
7. Comply with other requirements established by the Department of State
, 8. Application and $42 fee
9. Obtain and secure a bond $10,000
10. Records recorded in the county in which the act
✔✔How many days notice for bond cancellation? - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔How many days to record in county office? - ✔✔45 Days or 90 Days for
Reappointment
✔✔Continuing ed course must exceed 3 hours 6 month prior to what? - ✔✔Application
of Renewal
✔✔Who is exempt from becoming a Notary (3) - ✔✔1. Judicial Office
2. Federal employee &/or appointed person who receives salary
3. Any member of General Assembly
✔✔How much does it cost to do a name change? - ✔✔Free
✔✔How many days do you have to report a name change? - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔Where should letters of resignation be sent? - ✔✔Dept of State Bureau of
Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
✔✔When resigning: papers must be released to whom and when? - ✔✔To the County
Office Recorders, within 30 Days
✔✔When resigning: stamp must be released to whom and when? - ✔✔rubber stamp
delivered to Dept of State Bureau of commissions within in 10 days
✔✔Official stamp wording requirements (5 requirements) - ✔✔1. "Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania - Notary Seal"
2. Name, "Notary Public"
3. County
4. Expiration Date:
5. Commission number
✔✔Official stamp border size - ✔✔1" (H); 3.5" (Width); Plain Border
✔✔Stamping device security is responsibility of - ✔✔Notary
✔✔Upon resignation or death the stamp should be: - ✔✔disabled by destroying,
defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔The notary Journal must contain all of the following: (6) - ✔✔1. Date and time of act
2. Type of act
3. Identification of the individual
4. Notary fee (n/a)
5. Clerical or administrative fees (n/a)
6. Customer name & city and state
✔✔Notary may refuse to perform a notarial act when: (3) - ✔✔1. The party appears
incompetent
2. Non-voluntary signature
3. Physical appearance does not resemble the identification provided well enough
✔✔The Notary Act requires a Notary to notify the Department of State if the notary's
journal is lost or stolen within: - ✔✔Promptly
✔✔Documents used to identify an individual must contain all of the following except: -
✔✔Current US government issued Identification containing signature, picture or
physical description.
✔✔Prohibited notary acts - ✔✔Drafting legal documents & providing legal advice.
✔✔Notary commission is effective for - ✔✔4 years
✔✔The 6 Notary Acts are: - ✔✔1. Acknowledgement
2. Verification on Oath or Affirmation
3. Signature witnessing
4. Copy of deposition certification
5. Oath or affirmation
6. Protest
✔✔New Pennsylvania Notary Public Law house Bill 25 became - ✔✔RULONA Act 73
✔✔RULONA became effective - ✔✔October 9, 2013
✔✔Qualifications for becoming a notary: - ✔✔1. 18 or older.
2. Residency or work /practice in PA
3. US citizen or permanent resident
4. Read and write English
5. Pass exam 322(a)
6. Not be disqualified (legally guilty of fraud, dishonesty or deceit)
7. Comply with other requirements established by the Department of State
, 8. Application and $42 fee
9. Obtain and secure a bond $10,000
10. Records recorded in the county in which the act
✔✔How many days notice for bond cancellation? - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔How many days to record in county office? - ✔✔45 Days or 90 Days for
Reappointment
✔✔Continuing ed course must exceed 3 hours 6 month prior to what? - ✔✔Application
of Renewal
✔✔Who is exempt from becoming a Notary (3) - ✔✔1. Judicial Office
2. Federal employee &/or appointed person who receives salary
3. Any member of General Assembly
✔✔How much does it cost to do a name change? - ✔✔Free
✔✔How many days do you have to report a name change? - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔Where should letters of resignation be sent? - ✔✔Dept of State Bureau of
Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
✔✔When resigning: papers must be released to whom and when? - ✔✔To the County
Office Recorders, within 30 Days
✔✔When resigning: stamp must be released to whom and when? - ✔✔rubber stamp
delivered to Dept of State Bureau of commissions within in 10 days
✔✔Official stamp wording requirements (5 requirements) - ✔✔1. "Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania - Notary Seal"
2. Name, "Notary Public"
3. County
4. Expiration Date:
5. Commission number
✔✔Official stamp border size - ✔✔1" (H); 3.5" (Width); Plain Border
✔✔Stamping device security is responsibility of - ✔✔Notary
✔✔Upon resignation or death the stamp should be: - ✔✔disabled by destroying,
defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable
