PA NOTARY PUBLIC CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to obtain a surety bond
from an insurance company licensed in PA in the order of the amount?
Answer:$10,000
▶ RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to
give notice to the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing?
Answer:30 Days
▶ The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within
the border) except? Answer:the notary's physical address
▶ The department of state may impose an administrative penalty on a
Notary for each act or omission which constitutes a violation of Chapter 3
or on any person who performs a notarial act without being properly
appointed and commissioned as a Notary up to? Answer:$1000
▶ A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any other person
knowingly in possession of the journal upon the death of or the adjudication
of incompetency of the Notary to delivery the journal tot he recorder of
deeds in the county in which the Notary has maintained an office withing?
Answer:30 Days
▶ Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of commission, or
revocation of commission, the notary must deliver the journal to the
recorder of Deeds in the county in which they work within? Answer:30 Days
▶ The Notary commission application fee for the state of PA? Answer:$42
▶ Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the
following EXCEPT:
- Destroying
- Defacing
- Damaging
, - Surrender possession? Answer:Surrender possession
▶ Surrendering possession of the stamping device only used at times of?
Answer:suspension or revocation
▶ who promulgate the rules and regulations under the Notary Act under
chapter 3 Sec 327 a? Answer:PA Dept of State
▶ All of the following are permitted EXCEPT
acknowledgements
oaths and affirmations
stamped signatures
verifications? Answer:stamped signatures
▶ In the venue of the document it must contain the State of Pennsylvania
or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and (the county)? Answer:The
county in which the act/signing occurs
▶ The notary Journal must contain all of the following:? Answer:the date
and time of act
type of act
identification of the individual
notary fee (n/a)
clerical or administrative fees (n/a)
customer name & cit and state
▶ Refusal to perform a notarial act includes? Answer:compentcy of the
party
non-voluntary signature
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:? Answer:promptly.
▶ e-notary requires all except:
Tamper-evidence
Notary accepted technology
Secretary of State needs to be notified of the electronic records being used
by a specific not? Answer:
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to obtain a surety bond
from an insurance company licensed in PA in the order of the amount?
Answer:$10,000
▶ RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to
give notice to the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing?
Answer:30 Days
▶ The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within
the border) except? Answer:the notary's physical address
▶ The department of state may impose an administrative penalty on a
Notary for each act or omission which constitutes a violation of Chapter 3
or on any person who performs a notarial act without being properly
appointed and commissioned as a Notary up to? Answer:$1000
▶ A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any other person
knowingly in possession of the journal upon the death of or the adjudication
of incompetency of the Notary to delivery the journal tot he recorder of
deeds in the county in which the Notary has maintained an office withing?
Answer:30 Days
▶ Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of commission, or
revocation of commission, the notary must deliver the journal to the
recorder of Deeds in the county in which they work within? Answer:30 Days
▶ The Notary commission application fee for the state of PA? Answer:$42
▶ Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the
following EXCEPT:
- Destroying
- Defacing
- Damaging
, - Surrender possession? Answer:Surrender possession
▶ Surrendering possession of the stamping device only used at times of?
Answer:suspension or revocation
▶ who promulgate the rules and regulations under the Notary Act under
chapter 3 Sec 327 a? Answer:PA Dept of State
▶ All of the following are permitted EXCEPT
acknowledgements
oaths and affirmations
stamped signatures
verifications? Answer:stamped signatures
▶ In the venue of the document it must contain the State of Pennsylvania
or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and (the county)? Answer:The
county in which the act/signing occurs
▶ The notary Journal must contain all of the following:? Answer:the date
and time of act
type of act
identification of the individual
notary fee (n/a)
clerical or administrative fees (n/a)
customer name & cit and state
▶ Refusal to perform a notarial act includes? Answer:compentcy of the
party
non-voluntary signature
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:? Answer:promptly.
▶ e-notary requires all except:
Tamper-evidence
Notary accepted technology
Secretary of State needs to be notified of the electronic records being used
by a specific not? Answer:
