PA NOTARY FINAL PAPER 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED

PA NOTARY FINAL PAPER 2026 TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED

●● A notary public is not licensed to practice law and may not, under
any circumstances, give legal advice unless he/she is a licensed
attorney..
Answer: True


●● You must be employed in or a legal resident of Pennsylvania to be
eligible to become a notary public in this state..
Answer: True


●● The notary public term of office is ______ years..
Answer: Four


●● Applications for reappointment should be filed at least ________
prior to the expiration of the commission.
Answer: Two to three months


●● Notaries public are required to execute a _______ bond following
appointment..
Answer: $10,000

, ●● Pennsylvania requires notaries to file a security bond no later than
______ days after the beginning of the prescribed commission term..
Answer: 45 Days


●● The state application filing fee is ______..
Answer: $42


●● A notary journal/ register is required by law..
Answer: True


●● Administrative suspension or revocation of one's commission may
result for failure to comply with notarial procedures and laws..
Answer: True


●● If a notary public secured his/her notary appointment while
employed and the employer paid for the costs incurred, and the notary's
employment is subsequently terminated, the notary must:.
Answer: Not surrender the notary's stamp, seal or journal to the
employer.


●● The use of a notary public seal by a person who is not the notary
public named on the seal is considered an impersonation of a notary
public and subject to the penalties set forth by law..