PA Notary Exam Questions With New
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/. 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
/.The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the _____ -
Answer-✅Commonwealth
/.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
/.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
/.Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
_________ - Answer-✅Secretary of the Commonwealth
/.An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or plead guilty of "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 application - Answer-✅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
/.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
/.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
/.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
/.Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary public, shall
take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall give a surety bond,
payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of $________________ -
Answer-✅10,000
/.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
/.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
/.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
/.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 the appointment of reappointment - Answer-✅45
/.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
/.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
/.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____________. - Answer-✅Expiration of his term
/.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
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/. 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
/.The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the _____ -
Answer-✅Commonwealth
/.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
/.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
/.Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
_________ - Answer-✅Secretary of the Commonwealth
/.An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or plead guilty of "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 application - Answer-✅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
/.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
/.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
/.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
/.Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary public, shall
take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall give a surety bond,
payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of $________________ -
Answer-✅10,000
/.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
/.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
/.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
/.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 the appointment of reappointment - Answer-✅45
/.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
/.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
/.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____________. - Answer-✅Expiration of his term
/.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
