PA NOTARY PUBLIC TEST EXAM LATEST 2026
COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly and only as it appears
on the ______________________________ of otherwise execute the notary's electronic
signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the notary public identified on the
commission.
A. birth certificate
B. social security card
C. notary public commission
D. graduation certificate - Answer>>> C. notary public commission
(Notary Public Law: Section 9)
In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly and only as it appears
on the commission or otherwise execute the notary's electronic signature in a manner that
attributes such signature to the notary public identified on the commission.
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 $________________
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000
D. $20,000 - Answer>>> B. $10,000
(Notary Public Law: Section 8)
,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 of then thousand dollars ($10,000)
An application for a commission as a notary public shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee
of $________, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (fee for notary public commission
and fee for filing of bond with the department). - Answer>>> $42
An application for a commission as a notary public shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee
of $42, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (fee for notary public commission and
fee for filing of bond with the department).
Upon appointment and prior to entering into the duties of a notary public, the bond, oath of
office and commission must be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in
which the notary public _________________________ - Answer>>> maintains an office
RULONA 321
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
Notary Public Law: Section 7
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 who
may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other process.
A. clerk of the county
B. public attorney
C. Comptroller of the Commonwealth
D. Secretary of the Commonwealth - Answer>>> D. Secretary of the Commonwealth
(Notary Public Law: (Section 3)
,Any person who is a notary public and who resides outside this Commonwealth shall be deemed
to have irrevocably appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth as the person's agent upon whom
may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other process.
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 $___________________. - Answer>>>
$10,000
Notary Public Law: Section 8
In which of the following cases is a notary prohibited from performing a notarial act? In all cases
where:
A. notary is a shareholder of a publicly traded company that is a party to the transaction.
B. the notarial officer's wife has a pecuniary interest
C. notary is an employee of a corporate party
D. fee of notary is not contingent on the transaction - Answer>>> B. the notarial officer's wife
has a pecuniary interest
A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with repect to a record in which the notarial
officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.
RULONA 304
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
Notary Public Law: Section 8
Which of the Following does not appear on the official stamp of a notary public?
, A. The words "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Notary Seal."
B. The date of birth of th notary public.
C. The name as it appears on the commission of th notary and the words "Notary Public"
D. The name of the county in which the notary public maintains an office. - Answer>>> B. The
date of birth of the notary public.
(RULONA Regulations 167.21)
Which of the following does not appear on the official stamp of the a notary public?
A. The date the notary's current commission expires.
B. The seven-digit commission identification number assigned by the Department
C. The words "Notary Public."
D. The date the notary's current commission commenced, - Answer>>> D. The date the notary's
current commission commenced.
(RULONA Regulations 167.21)
Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. No words or terms on the official stamp my=ay be abbreviated.
B. The official stamp or notary seal shall be stamped or affixed to the notarial certificate near the
notary; signature or attached to or logically associated with an electronic record containing the
notary's signature
C. A notary public may place an imprint of the notary's official stamp over any signature in a
record to be notarized or over any writing in a notarial certificate.
D. A notary public shall not alter or deface the official stamp. - Answer>>> C. is not correct.
(RULONA 167.21)
A notary public shall NOT place an imprint of the notary's official stamp over any signature in a
record to be notarized or over any writing in a notarial certificate.
COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly and only as it appears
on the ______________________________ of otherwise execute the notary's electronic
signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the notary public identified on the
commission.
A. birth certificate
B. social security card
C. notary public commission
D. graduation certificate - Answer>>> C. notary public commission
(Notary Public Law: Section 9)
In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly and only as it appears
on the commission or otherwise execute the notary's electronic signature in a manner that
attributes such signature to the notary public identified on the commission.
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 $________________
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000
D. $20,000 - Answer>>> B. $10,000
(Notary Public Law: Section 8)
,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 of then thousand dollars ($10,000)
An application for a commission as a notary public shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee
of $________, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (fee for notary public commission
and fee for filing of bond with the department). - Answer>>> $42
An application for a commission as a notary public shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee
of $42, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (fee for notary public commission and
fee for filing of bond with the department).
Upon appointment and prior to entering into the duties of a notary public, the bond, oath of
office and commission must be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in
which the notary public _________________________ - Answer>>> maintains an office
RULONA 321
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
Notary Public Law: Section 7
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 who
may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other process.
A. clerk of the county
B. public attorney
C. Comptroller of the Commonwealth
D. Secretary of the Commonwealth - Answer>>> D. Secretary of the Commonwealth
(Notary Public Law: (Section 3)
,Any person who is a notary public and who resides outside this Commonwealth shall be deemed
to have irrevocably appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth as the person's agent upon whom
may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other process.
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 $___________________. - Answer>>>
$10,000
Notary Public Law: Section 8
In which of the following cases is a notary prohibited from performing a notarial act? In all cases
where:
A. notary is a shareholder of a publicly traded company that is a party to the transaction.
B. the notarial officer's wife has a pecuniary interest
C. notary is an employee of a corporate party
D. fee of notary is not contingent on the transaction - Answer>>> B. the notarial officer's wife
has a pecuniary interest
A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with repect to a record in which the notarial
officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.
RULONA 304
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
Notary Public Law: Section 8
Which of the Following does not appear on the official stamp of a notary public?
, A. The words "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Notary Seal."
B. The date of birth of th notary public.
C. The name as it appears on the commission of th notary and the words "Notary Public"
D. The name of the county in which the notary public maintains an office. - Answer>>> B. The
date of birth of the notary public.
(RULONA Regulations 167.21)
Which of the following does not appear on the official stamp of the a notary public?
A. The date the notary's current commission expires.
B. The seven-digit commission identification number assigned by the Department
C. The words "Notary Public."
D. The date the notary's current commission commenced, - Answer>>> D. The date the notary's
current commission commenced.
(RULONA Regulations 167.21)
Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. No words or terms on the official stamp my=ay be abbreviated.
B. The official stamp or notary seal shall be stamped or affixed to the notarial certificate near the
notary; signature or attached to or logically associated with an electronic record containing the
notary's signature
C. A notary public may place an imprint of the notary's official stamp over any signature in a
record to be notarized or over any writing in a notarial certificate.
D. A notary public shall not alter or deface the official stamp. - Answer>>> C. is not correct.
(RULONA 167.21)
A notary public shall NOT place an imprint of the notary's official stamp over any signature in a
record to be notarized or over any writing in a notarial certificate.
