PA NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025 ADVANCED PROFICIENCY
VERIFICATION
◉ 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. Answer: True
◉ Notary seals must be photographically reproducible. Answer: True
◉ An embosser can be used in place of a rubber stamp seal. Answer:
False
◉ Upon a notary public's, disqualification, revocation or expiration of a
commission, the notary public seal must be surrendered to the
Department of State or destroyed within: Answer: 30 Days
2025 ADVANCED PROFICIENCY
VERIFICATION
◉ 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. Answer: True
◉ Notary seals must be photographically reproducible. Answer: True
◉ An embosser can be used in place of a rubber stamp seal. Answer:
False
◉ Upon a notary public's, disqualification, revocation or expiration of a
commission, the notary public seal must be surrendered to the
Department of State or destroyed within: Answer: 30 Days
