PA Notary Exam Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

PA Notary Exam Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct When resigning: stamp must be released to whom and when? - ANSWERS rubber stamp delivered to Dept of State Bureau of commissions within in 10 days Official stamp wording requirements (5 requirements) - ANSWERS 1. "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Notary Seal" 2. Name, "Notary Public" 3. County 4. Expiration Date: 5. Commission number Official stamp border size - ANSWERS 1" (H); 3.5" (Width); Plain Border Stamping device security is responsibility of - ANSWERS Notary Upon resignation or death the stamp should be: - ANSWERS disabled by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable Loss or theft of the stamping device should be: - ANSWERS promptly notify the department upon discovery Embossing seal is required or not required - ANSWERS not required Journal should be in _____________ order - ANSWERS Chronological Separate journals can be held for - ANSWERS tangible and electronic records Electronic journals should be: (2) - ANSWERS 1. Tamper proof - 2. Evident format that complies with the regulations of the department Journal entries should be made when: - ANSWERS contemporaneously with the act Electronic records requires the notary be registered with the department (when) - ANSWERS prior to use Electronic records statute permits, but does not require, the notary official stamp that contains - ANSWERS official signature date of notarization county and state of act title of notarial officer notary's expiration date electronic records requires that - ANSWERS notarial certificate be attached affixed or associated with the electronic record Notary fees should be fixed (set) by - ANSWERS State Department All notary fees are $ except: - ANSWERS Taking acknowledgements (additional names) $2. Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument per page $3 Notary fees need to be displayed in the - ANSWERS Location of the notary act. No fee charged for - ANSWERS affidavit for absentee ballot Complaints may be filed by anyone for any reason, written response must be made ____________ after notification - ANSWERS 30 days Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to - ANSWERS $500.00 all hearings for complaints are held - ANSWERS in Harrisburg Administrative penalty can be imposed up to _________ for each act - ANSWERS 1000. Prohibited acts are - ANSWERS No authority - ie giving legal advice False advertising - of any kind designation - not able to use the term Notario or "notario publico" representations- - (act in any legal advisor role) Original records - withholding access or possession of original records. crime codes Identifying your customer: 3 ways to ID your customer - ANSWERS Personal Knowledge Satisfactory evidence Second party knowledge Personal Knowledge identification occurs with - ANSWERS Personally know them 1-1 relationship variety of situations over a long period of time Satisfactory evidence of Identification - ANSWERS Current government issues ID with ID number and at least one: - Signature - Photograph Notary Public - ANSWERS Legally authorized by a state government to administer oaths, witness the signing of documents, and deter fraud by verifying the identity of a person who signs a document RULONA - ANSWERS Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts Statutes governing notaries public - ANSWERS RULONA (Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts) You must be a resident of , or employed within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be a notary (T/F) - ANSWERS True You must be able to read, write and understand English to be a notary (T/F) - ANSWERS True You must be a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania to be a Notary (T/F) - ANSWERS False You must complete a 3-hour course of study approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be a notary (T/F) - ANSWERS True You must be at least 18 years old to be notary (T/F) - ANSWERS True Notary applications cannot have had a notary commission revoked (T/F) - ANSWERS True Renewing notaries must complete a three-hour course of study and file their applications at least two month prior to their commission expiration date. (T/F) - ANSWERS True Renewing notaries must follow standard renewal practices, except those grandfathered by the Tritt v. Cortes ruling (T/F) - ANSWERS False - RULONA changed this so that approved three hour course must be taken by all who are renewing. All renewing notaries must take the notary exam? (T/F) - ANSWERS False - renewing notaries must complete and approved 3-hour course of study within six months