PA NOTARY PUBLIC COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries
of the _________________. Answer: Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 2
◉ Any person who is _______ years of age or over, who resides or is
employed within this commonwealth and who is of good character,
integrity and ability shall be eligible for the office of notary public.
Answer: 18 years old
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 the
____________________________________________ as the person's
agent upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other
process. Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 3
◉ Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be
made to the ______________________________________________.
Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5
,◉ An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or
pled guilty or "nolo contendere" to a felony or a lesser offense
incompatible with the duties of a notary public during the ______ year
period preceding the date of the application. Answer: 5 years
Notary Public Law: Section 5
◉ A notary applicant must complete at least _____ hours of approved
notary education within the _____ month period immediately preceding
his application. Answer: 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
◉ Application for Reappointment.
Applications for reappointment to the office of notary public shall be
filed at least ______ months prior to the expiration of the commission
under which the notary is acting. Answer: 2 months
Notary Public Law: Section 6
◉ If the notary changes his office address within the Commonwealth,
notice in writing or electronically shall be given to the Secretary and the
recorder of deeds of the county of original appointment by the notary
within _______ days of such change. Answer: 5 days
Notary Public Law: Section 7
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ The notary bond ensures the faithful performance of the notary's
duties and the delivery of notary's register and seal to the office of the
recorder of deeds of the proper county in case of the death, resignation
or disqualification of the notary within _______ days of such event.
Answer: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
◉ The notary public bond, as well as the commission and oath of office,
shall be recorded in the __________________________________ of the
, county in which the notary maintains an office at the time of
appointment or reappointment. Answer: office of the recorder of deeds
Notary Public Law: Section 8
◉ If a notary public fails to give bond and cause the bond and the
commission and oath to be recorded within _____ days after the
beginning of the term, his commission shall be null and void. Answer:
45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
◉ The official notary signature shall be registered, in the "Notary
Register" in the prothonotary's office of county where the notary
maintains an office, within ______ days after appointment or
reappointment. Answer: 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in
the clerk of courts' office within said period.)
◉ If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within ______
days thereafter register his signature in the prothonotary's office of
county where the notary maintains an office. Answer: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in
the clerk of courts' office within said period.)
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries
of the _________________. Answer: Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 2
◉ Any person who is _______ years of age or over, who resides or is
employed within this commonwealth and who is of good character,
integrity and ability shall be eligible for the office of notary public.
Answer: 18 years old
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 the
____________________________________________ as the person's
agent upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other
process. Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 3
◉ Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be
made to the ______________________________________________.
Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5
,◉ An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or
pled guilty or "nolo contendere" to a felony or a lesser offense
incompatible with the duties of a notary public during the ______ year
period preceding the date of the application. Answer: 5 years
Notary Public Law: Section 5
◉ A notary applicant must complete at least _____ hours of approved
notary education within the _____ month period immediately preceding
his application. Answer: 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
◉ Application for Reappointment.
Applications for reappointment to the office of notary public shall be
filed at least ______ months prior to the expiration of the commission
under which the notary is acting. Answer: 2 months
Notary Public Law: Section 6
◉ If the notary changes his office address within the Commonwealth,
notice in writing or electronically shall be given to the Secretary and the
recorder of deeds of the county of original appointment by the notary
within _______ days of such change. Answer: 5 days
Notary Public Law: Section 7
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ 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
◉ The notary bond ensures the faithful performance of the notary's
duties and the delivery of notary's register and seal to the office of the
recorder of deeds of the proper county in case of the death, resignation
or disqualification of the notary within _______ days of such event.
Answer: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
◉ The notary public bond, as well as the commission and oath of office,
shall be recorded in the __________________________________ of the
, county in which the notary maintains an office at the time of
appointment or reappointment. Answer: office of the recorder of deeds
Notary Public Law: Section 8
◉ If a notary public fails to give bond and cause the bond and the
commission and oath to be recorded within _____ days after the
beginning of the term, his commission shall be null and void. Answer:
45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
◉ The official notary signature shall be registered, in the "Notary
Register" in the prothonotary's office of county where the notary
maintains an office, within ______ days after appointment or
reappointment. Answer: 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in
the clerk of courts' office within said period.)
◉ If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within ______
days thereafter register his signature in the prothonotary's office of
county where the notary maintains an office. Answer: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in
the clerk of courts' office within said period.)
