PA NOTARY EXAM
1. When does the notary need to print their name? When their signature is il-
legible
2. What is a notary prohibited from writing in their jour- Personal information,
nal? such as complete Driver's
License numbers, com-
plete ID card numbers,
complete Social Securi-
ty numbers and complete
account numbers
3. Education needs to be completed within __ months of 6
applying for appointment or reappointment
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 18
notary commission in the state of Pennsylvania
6. True or False: You must live or work in this state to True
be eligible for a notary commission in the state of
Pennsylvania
7. There is a ___ day deadline between the date you are 45
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.
8. You have ____ months after you are authorized to sit 6 months
for the notary exam to pass the test.
9. an appointee
, PA NOTARY EXAM
When your notary application is approved but you
have not taken the oath of office, you are considered:
10. After your appointment you will take your oath recorder of deeds
of office. Your bond, oath of office, and notary
commission must be recorded in the office of the
___________________________________
11. True or False? If you hold a current notary commis- False
sion and are elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
you can continue to perform your notarial duties until
your commission expires
12. ___________________________________ is a plea by which a Nolo contendere
defendant accepts a conviction as though a guilty plea
has been entered but does not admit guilt.
13. True or False? You are only permitted to take the no- False
tary exam twice without passing.
14. Your official signature has to be registered in the prothontary's
______________________ office of the county where you
maintain your office of record.
15. When you renew your four-year notary public com- notary public continuing
mission, one of the requirements will be completing education course which
a: has been approved by the
Department
16. To be eligible for appointment and commission as three hours
a notary public an applicant must have completed
______ hours of approved notary education.
17. false
, PA NOTARY EXAM
True or False? When you leave your employer where
you served as a notary public your employer should
keep your notarial journal.
18. True or False? You cannot perform a notarial act with True
respect to a record in which you or your spouse has a
direct or pecuniary (monetary) interest.
19. If your legal name changes you have ____ days to 30
notify the department
20. A ________________________is a statement indicating the notarial certificate
type of notarial act performed
21. True or False? After you receive your commission, you True
can perform notarial acts in any county within the
state of Pennsylvania.
22. True or False? You set the amount of the fees you will False. The department
charge for notarial acts. regulates the maximum
fees a notary may charge
for any notarial act. How-
ever, you may charge
reasonable administrative
fees for services like copy-
ing and postage
23. You are not permitted to charge a fee for an emergency absentee
notarizing the supporting affidavit required in ballot
_____________________.
24. True or False? You are required to charge the fees the False. The department
department defines for notarial acts. regulates the maximum
, PA NOTARY EXAM
fee a notary may charge
for any notarial act. How-
ever, 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 Commonwealth of Penn-
the words "___________________________" along with the sylvania
words :
26. If your commission expires, you resign your commis- deliver them to the coun-
sion or your commission is revoked what should you ty recorder of deeds' of-
do with your journal(s)? fice. Within 30 days you
should deliver your jour-
nals to the recorder of
deeds' office in the county
where you maintain your
office of record
27. The maximum fee that can be charged for Certifying $5
or attesting a copy or deposition as set by the depart-
ment is:
28. Your notarial stamp must have a maximum height one inch. Your notarial
of ___________ and a maximum width of three and ½ stamp must have a max-
inches. imum height of one inch
and maximum width of 3
½ inches with a plain bor-
der
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1. When does the notary need to print their name? When their signature is il-
legible
2. What is a notary prohibited from writing in their jour- Personal information,
nal? such as complete Driver's
License numbers, com-
plete ID card numbers,
complete Social Securi-
ty numbers and complete
account numbers
3. Education needs to be completed within __ months of 6
applying for appointment or reappointment
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 18
notary commission in the state of Pennsylvania
6. True or False: You must live or work in this state to True
be eligible for a notary commission in the state of
Pennsylvania
7. There is a ___ day deadline between the date you are 45
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.
8. You have ____ months after you are authorized to sit 6 months
for the notary exam to pass the test.
9. an appointee
, PA NOTARY EXAM
When your notary application is approved but you
have not taken the oath of office, you are considered:
10. After your appointment you will take your oath recorder of deeds
of office. Your bond, oath of office, and notary
commission must be recorded in the office of the
___________________________________
11. True or False? If you hold a current notary commis- False
sion and are elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
you can continue to perform your notarial duties until
your commission expires
12. ___________________________________ is a plea by which a Nolo contendere
defendant accepts a conviction as though a guilty plea
has been entered but does not admit guilt.
13. True or False? You are only permitted to take the no- False
tary exam twice without passing.
14. Your official signature has to be registered in the prothontary's
______________________ office of the county where you
maintain your office of record.
15. When you renew your four-year notary public com- notary public continuing
mission, one of the requirements will be completing education course which
a: has been approved by the
Department
16. To be eligible for appointment and commission as three hours
a notary public an applicant must have completed
______ hours of approved notary education.
17. false
, PA NOTARY EXAM
True or False? When you leave your employer where
you served as a notary public your employer should
keep your notarial journal.
18. True or False? You cannot perform a notarial act with True
respect to a record in which you or your spouse has a
direct or pecuniary (monetary) interest.
19. If your legal name changes you have ____ days to 30
notify the department
20. A ________________________is a statement indicating the notarial certificate
type of notarial act performed
21. True or False? After you receive your commission, you True
can perform notarial acts in any county within the
state of Pennsylvania.
22. True or False? You set the amount of the fees you will False. The department
charge for notarial acts. regulates the maximum
fees a notary may charge
for any notarial act. How-
ever, you may charge
reasonable administrative
fees for services like copy-
ing and postage
23. You are not permitted to charge a fee for an emergency absentee
notarizing the supporting affidavit required in ballot
_____________________.
24. True or False? You are required to charge the fees the False. The department
department defines for notarial acts. regulates the maximum
, PA NOTARY EXAM
fee a notary may charge
for any notarial act. How-
ever, 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 Commonwealth of Penn-
the words "___________________________" along with the sylvania
words :
26. If your commission expires, you resign your commis- deliver them to the coun-
sion or your commission is revoked what should you ty recorder of deeds' of-
do with your journal(s)? fice. Within 30 days you
should deliver your jour-
nals to the recorder of
deeds' office in the county
where you maintain your
office of record
27. The maximum fee that can be charged for Certifying $5
or attesting a copy or deposition as set by the depart-
ment is:
28. Your notarial stamp must have a maximum height one inch. Your notarial
of ___________ and a maximum width of three and ½ stamp must have a max-
inches. imum height of one inch
and maximum width of 3
½ inches with a plain bor-
der
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