PA NOTARY BUNDLED EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OATHS
CERTIFICATIONS AND RECORDKEEPING
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the
boundaries of the _____. Answer: Commonwealth
◉ 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.
Answer: 18
◉ 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. Answer: Secretary of
the Commonwealth
◉ Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall
be made to the _________. Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth
,◉ An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or
plead guilty of "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 application. Answer: 5
◉ A notary applicant must complete at least _____ hours of approved
notary education within the _____ month period immediately
preceding his application.. Answer: 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
◉ 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.. Answer: 2
◉ 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 _______ days of such change..
Answer: 5
◉ 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.. Answer: business
, ◉ Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties
of notary public, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of
office, and shall give a surety bond, payable to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in the amount of $________________. Answer: 10,000
◉ 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.. Answer: two
◉ 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 reappointment.. Answer: office of the recorder of
deeds
◉ 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..
Answer: 45
◉ 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 the appointment of
reappointment. Answer: 45
TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OATHS
CERTIFICATIONS AND RECORDKEEPING
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the
boundaries of the _____. Answer: Commonwealth
◉ 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.
Answer: 18
◉ 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. Answer: Secretary of
the Commonwealth
◉ Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall
be made to the _________. Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth
,◉ An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or
plead guilty of "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 application. Answer: 5
◉ A notary applicant must complete at least _____ hours of approved
notary education within the _____ month period immediately
preceding his application.. Answer: 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
◉ 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.. Answer: 2
◉ 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 _______ days of such change..
Answer: 5
◉ 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.. Answer: business
, ◉ Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties
of notary public, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of
office, and shall give a surety bond, payable to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in the amount of $________________. Answer: 10,000
◉ 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.. Answer: two
◉ 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 reappointment.. Answer: office of the recorder of
deeds
◉ 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..
Answer: 45
◉ 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 the appointment of
reappointment. Answer: 45
