PA NOTARY EXAMINATION TEST 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ 45 days. Answer: What is the maximum amount of time to record
bond, oath of office and commission at the Recorder of Deeds in the
county which the notary maintains an office?
◉ $10,000. Answer: Under RULONA, what amount must surety bond
from insurance company licensed in PA in?
◉ 30 days. Answer: RULONA requires a surety company provide the
Department of State how many days notice before canceling the bond?
◉ 1) Judicial Office
2) Federal employee or appointed person who receives salary
3) Any member of the General Assembly. Answer: Three exemptions
for notary
◉ a certificate documenting the act performed. Answer: Each notarial
act the notary performs needs to be evidenced by...
◉ A notarial certificate. Answer: the wording attached to a document
describing the acts performed by the notary
,◉ A notarial certificate must include the following 5 things:. Answer: 1)
be executed at the same time as the act performed
2) be signed & dated by the notary
3) identify the county/state the act was performed
4) contain the title of office of the notary
5) expiration date of the notary's commission
◉ Each notarial certificate should..... Answer: 1) be securely attached to
the tangible record
2) have an official stamp affixed next to signature in a form that may be
photographically reproduced
◉ 6 acts a notary can perform. Answer: 1) taking acknowledgments
2) administering oaths & affirmations
3) taking verification on oaths & affirmations
4) witnessing / attesting signatures
5) certifying / attesting copies or depositions
6) noting protests of negotiable instruments
◉ A notary needs to determine the following when taking
acknowledgements:. Answer: ***needs to personally appear before the
notary***
1) the individual appearing before them & making the acknowledgment
has the identity he/she claims to have
, 2) the signature on the record is the individual's signature
◉ What is a notary public?. Answer: An individual commissioned to
perform a notarial act by the department of state (commonwealth)
◉ What is an official stamp?. Answer: A notary seal image***
A physical image affixed to or embossed on a tangible record or an
electronic image attached to or logically associated with an electronic
record.
**does not include a stamping device or embosser**
◉ Pecuniary. Answer: relating to money
◉ Protest. Answer: a certificate of dishonor under the hand and seal of
the U.S. governmental authority or notary authorized to certify dishonor
by law.
◉ What is a record?. Answer: Information that is inscribed on a tangible
medium or that is store in an electronic or other medium and is
retrievable in perceivable form.
◉ What is a stamping device?. Answer: 1) a physical device capable of
affixing to or embossing on a tangible record an official stamp
OR
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ 45 days. Answer: What is the maximum amount of time to record
bond, oath of office and commission at the Recorder of Deeds in the
county which the notary maintains an office?
◉ $10,000. Answer: Under RULONA, what amount must surety bond
from insurance company licensed in PA in?
◉ 30 days. Answer: RULONA requires a surety company provide the
Department of State how many days notice before canceling the bond?
◉ 1) Judicial Office
2) Federal employee or appointed person who receives salary
3) Any member of the General Assembly. Answer: Three exemptions
for notary
◉ a certificate documenting the act performed. Answer: Each notarial
act the notary performs needs to be evidenced by...
◉ A notarial certificate. Answer: the wording attached to a document
describing the acts performed by the notary
,◉ A notarial certificate must include the following 5 things:. Answer: 1)
be executed at the same time as the act performed
2) be signed & dated by the notary
3) identify the county/state the act was performed
4) contain the title of office of the notary
5) expiration date of the notary's commission
◉ Each notarial certificate should..... Answer: 1) be securely attached to
the tangible record
2) have an official stamp affixed next to signature in a form that may be
photographically reproduced
◉ 6 acts a notary can perform. Answer: 1) taking acknowledgments
2) administering oaths & affirmations
3) taking verification on oaths & affirmations
4) witnessing / attesting signatures
5) certifying / attesting copies or depositions
6) noting protests of negotiable instruments
◉ A notary needs to determine the following when taking
acknowledgements:. Answer: ***needs to personally appear before the
notary***
1) the individual appearing before them & making the acknowledgment
has the identity he/she claims to have
, 2) the signature on the record is the individual's signature
◉ What is a notary public?. Answer: An individual commissioned to
perform a notarial act by the department of state (commonwealth)
◉ What is an official stamp?. Answer: A notary seal image***
A physical image affixed to or embossed on a tangible record or an
electronic image attached to or logically associated with an electronic
record.
**does not include a stamping device or embosser**
◉ Pecuniary. Answer: relating to money
◉ Protest. Answer: a certificate of dishonor under the hand and seal of
the U.S. governmental authority or notary authorized to certify dishonor
by law.
◉ What is a record?. Answer: Information that is inscribed on a tangible
medium or that is store in an electronic or other medium and is
retrievable in perceivable form.
◉ What is a stamping device?. Answer: 1) a physical device capable of
affixing to or embossing on a tangible record an official stamp
OR
