Notary Public Self-Test Question with Complete Solutions

Notary Public Self-Test Question with Complete Solutions True or False A notary public commissioned by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may perform notarial acts anywhere in the United States. - Answer- False. A notary commissioned by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may perform notarial acts ONLY within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Truth or False A notary public commissioned by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may perform notarial acts anywhere within the Commonwealth - Answer- True. True or False A notary public may use a rubber stamp as a substitute for his/her signature. - Answer- False. A notary public may not use a rubber stamp as a substitute for his/her signature. Permitting a notary public to use a rubber stamp as a substitute for his/her signature would permit fraud in the notarization of documents. Accordingly, each notarization must be made using the actual signature of the notary public. True or False A notary public may notarize his/her own signature. - Answer- False. A notary public may not notarize his/her own signature. True or False A notary public may delegate his/her notarial authority to another person. - Answer- False. Since a notary commission is granted to a particular individual, a notary public cannot delegate notarial authority to another person. A notary's commission is not transferable, even on a temporary basis. It is against the law to permit another person to use your notary's authority. True or False A notary public may not act as such in any transaction in which the notary or the notary's spouse is named or in which the notary or spouse has a direct or monetary interest - Answer- True. A notary public is not permitted to act as such in any transaction in which the notary public or their spouse has a direct or monetary interested. True or False A notary public may advise persons regarding questions of law. - Answer- False. Since a notary public is not a lawyer, the notary public may not advise persons regarding questions of law. True or False A notary public need not require an individual to personally appear before him when executing an affidavit where the notary public is personally familiar with the signature of the individual. - Answer- False. A notary public is always required to have the individual who is executing an affidavit personally appear before the notary public even when the notary is personally familiar with the signature of the individual. True or False The person who signs the document need not be present for the notary to certify a copy of an original document. - Answer- True True or False The notarization of an affidavit guarantees that the affiant (1) personally appeared before the notary public (2) was identified by the notary public and (3) was sworn by the notary public to tell the truth. - Answer- True. True or False The fees for performing notarizations are fixed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and may not be exceeded by the notary public. - Answer- True. True or False An acknowledgment is a formal declaration before an authorized official such as a notary public by a person who has signed a document, that the document is his or her act. - A