PA NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS /SURE PAA A+
1.When does the notary need to print their name?: When their signature is
illegible
2.What is a notary prohibited from writing in their journal?: Personal infor-
mation, such as complete Driver's License numbers, complete ID
card numbers, complete Social Security numbers and complete
account numbers
3. Education needs to be completed
within months of applying for appoint-
ment or reappointment: 6
4.What is the amount of the required surety bond?: $10,000
5. You must be at least years old to be eligible for a
notary commission in the state of Pennsylvania: 18
,6.True or False: You must live or work in this state to be eligible for a notary
commission in the state of Pennsylvania: True
7. There is a day deadline between the date you are appointed and
when you must have your bond, oath of office, and commission recorded in the office
of the recorder of deeds in the county in which your maintain your office of record.:
45
8. You have months after you are authorized to sit for the notary
exam to pass the test.: 6 months
9.When your notary application is approved but you have not taken the oath of
office, you are considered:: an appointee
10. After your appointment you will take your oath of office. Your bond, oath
of office, and notary commission must be recorded in the office of the
: recorder of deeds
11. True or False? If you hold a current notary commission and are elected to
the Pennsylvania State Senate you can continue to perform your notarial duties
until your commission expires: False
,12. is a plea by which a defendant
accepts a conviction as though a guilty plea has been entered but does not admit
guilt.: Nolo contendere
13. True or False? You are only permitted to take the notary exam twice without
passing.: False
14.Your official signature has to be registered in the
office of the county where you maintain your
office of record.: prothontary's
15. When you renew your four-year notary public commission, one of the
requirements will be completing a:: notary public continuing education
course which has been approved by the Department
16. To be eligible for appointment and commission
as a notary public an appli- cant must have completed hours of approved notary
education.: three hours
17. True or False? When you leave your employer where you served as a notary
public your employer should keep your notarial journal.: false
18. True or False? You cannot perform a notarial act with respect to a record in
which you or your spouse has a direct or pecuniary (monetary) interest.: True
, 19. If your legal name changes you have days to notify the department: 30
20. A is a statement indicating the type of notarial
act performed: notarial certificate
21. True or False? After you receive your commission, you can perform notar- ial
acts in any county within the state of Pennsylvania.: True
22. True or False? You set the amount of the fees you will charge for notarial
acts.: False. The department regulates the maximum fees a notary
may charge for any notarial act. However, you may charge
reasonable administrative fees for services like copying and postage
23. You are not permitted to charge a fee for
notarizing the supporting affidavit required in .: an emergency absentee
ballot
24. True or False? You are required to charge the fees the department defines for
notarial acts.: False. The department regulates the maximum fee a
notary may charge for any notarial act. However, you may waive your
right to charge any fee or set your fees to lower amounts than those
set by the department.
25.Your notarial seal must be a rubber stamp containing the words
WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS /SURE PAA A+
1.When does the notary need to print their name?: When their signature is
illegible
2.What is a notary prohibited from writing in their journal?: Personal infor-
mation, such as complete Driver's License numbers, complete ID
card numbers, complete Social Security numbers and complete
account numbers
3. Education needs to be completed
within months of applying for appoint-
ment or reappointment: 6
4.What is the amount of the required surety bond?: $10,000
5. You must be at least years old to be eligible for a
notary commission in the state of Pennsylvania: 18
,6.True or False: You must live or work in this state to be eligible for a notary
commission in the state of Pennsylvania: True
7. There is a day deadline between the date you are appointed and
when you must have your bond, oath of office, and commission recorded in the office
of the recorder of deeds in the county in which your maintain your office of record.:
45
8. You have months after you are authorized to sit for the notary
exam to pass the test.: 6 months
9.When your notary application is approved but you have not taken the oath of
office, you are considered:: an appointee
10. After your appointment you will take your oath of office. Your bond, oath
of office, and notary commission must be recorded in the office of the
: recorder of deeds
11. True or False? If you hold a current notary commission and are elected to
the Pennsylvania State Senate you can continue to perform your notarial duties
until your commission expires: False
,12. is a plea by which a defendant
accepts a conviction as though a guilty plea has been entered but does not admit
guilt.: Nolo contendere
13. True or False? You are only permitted to take the notary exam twice without
passing.: False
14.Your official signature has to be registered in the
office of the county where you maintain your
office of record.: prothontary's
15. When you renew your four-year notary public commission, one of the
requirements will be completing a:: notary public continuing education
course which has been approved by the Department
16. To be eligible for appointment and commission
as a notary public an appli- cant must have completed hours of approved notary
education.: three hours
17. True or False? When you leave your employer where you served as a notary
public your employer should keep your notarial journal.: false
18. True or False? You cannot perform a notarial act with respect to a record in
which you or your spouse has a direct or pecuniary (monetary) interest.: True
, 19. If your legal name changes you have days to notify the department: 30
20. A is a statement indicating the type of notarial
act performed: notarial certificate
21. True or False? After you receive your commission, you can perform notar- ial
acts in any county within the state of Pennsylvania.: True
22. True or False? You set the amount of the fees you will charge for notarial
acts.: False. The department regulates the maximum fees a notary
may charge for any notarial act. However, you may charge
reasonable administrative fees for services like copying and postage
23. You are not permitted to charge a fee for
notarizing the supporting affidavit required in .: an emergency absentee
ballot
24. True or False? You are required to charge the fees the department defines for
notarial acts.: False. The department regulates the maximum fee a
notary may charge for any notarial act. However, you may waive your
right to charge any fee or set your fees to lower amounts than those
set by the department.
25.Your notarial seal must be a rubber stamp containing the words
