PA Notary Public Exam Questions with solved solutions.

PA Notary Public Exam Questions with
solved solutions

The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commission
notaries public for a term of ______ years from the date of appointment. -
ANSWER>>4 years
Notary Public Law: Section 2

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.)

In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly and only
as it appears on the __________________ or otherwise execute the notary's
electronic signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the notary
public identified on the commission. - ANSWER>>commission
Notary Public Law: Section 9

Change of Name
Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise,
such notary may continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he was
commissioned, until the ______________________________. -
ANSWER>>expiration of term
Notary Public Law: Section 10

When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after entry of a
name change decree, or after such name change, if not by decree of court, notify
the ________________________________________ of such name change. -
ANSWER>>Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county
where he maintains an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10

When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notary public
do? - ANSWER>>shall determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and
accurate transcription or reproduction of that which was copied.
Notary Public Law: Section 12

If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or recalled, or
if a notary public resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver the seal to the
Department of State within ________ days after notice from the department or
from date of resignation, as the case may be. - ANSWER>>10 days