PA Notary Exam Questions With New
Update Solutions
/. When does the notary need to print their name? - Answer-✅If your signature is not
legible
/.True or False: A notary should apply for reappointment a minimum of 60 days before
his/her commission expires. - Answer-✅True
/.True or False: A notary does not need to demand personal appearance when the
signature on the document is recognizable to the notary. - Answer-✅False
/.What are you prohibited from writing in your journal? - Answer-✅Personal information
(complete SSN, full bank account or drivers license number)
/.True or False: A paper notary journal is required to be bound with pre- numbered
pages - Answer-✅True
/.True or False: A notary public should be assisting customers in drafting legal
documents. - Answer-✅False
/.The venue is the part of the certificate of notarial act that describes what? - Answer-
✅Where the notarization is taking place (State and County)
/.True or False: Before notarizing electronically, the notary needs to notify the
Department of State of each technology to be used. - Answer-✅True
/.True or False: The examination must be taken by anyone who does not have an active
notary commission at the time they apply to be a notary public. - Answer-✅True
/.How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State of any name
and/or address changes? - Answer-✅30
/.True or False: A notary may record notary fees and clerical/administrative fees as a
lump sum in the journal. - Answer-✅False
/.What is the requirement for notifying customers of the fee schedule? - Answer-✅It
must be posted at the notary's place of business or made available upon request
, /."Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ______(date) by
______________(name(s) of individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer-
✅Verification on Oath or Affirmation
/.True or False: Wording on the official stamp can be abbreviated. - Answer-✅False
/.How many days does the notary have to obtain the surety bond once appointed? -
Answer-✅45
/.When a notary charges fees, what does he/she need to give the customer? - Answer-
✅Itemized receipt
/."This record was acknowledged before me on ____(date) by _________(name(s) of
the individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer-✅Acknowledgement
/.How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when an
official stamp has been lost, stolen, or misplaced? - Answer-✅10
/.Who provides the notary with their commission certificate? - Answer-✅Recorder of
Deeds
/.What notary act allows the customer to sign the document before he/she appears
before the notary? - Answer-✅Acknowledgement
/.True or False: When you perform a notarization, you must complete everything at the
same time (contemporaneously), including making an entry in your journal. - Answer-
✅True
/.How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when they no
longer live or work in the state of Pennsylvania? - Answer-✅30
/.If the notary journal is maintained in an electronic format, it must be______________. -
Answer-✅Tamper- evident
/.How long after the surety bond expires can the notary perform notary acts? - Answer-
✅0 (zero) days
/.True or False: A notary is allowed to notarize documents that contain blank spaces
designed to provide information. - Answer-✅False
/.True or False: The Department of State may sanction a notary if they do not list the
notary acts in their notary journal. - Answer-✅True
Update Solutions
/. When does the notary need to print their name? - Answer-✅If your signature is not
legible
/.True or False: A notary should apply for reappointment a minimum of 60 days before
his/her commission expires. - Answer-✅True
/.True or False: A notary does not need to demand personal appearance when the
signature on the document is recognizable to the notary. - Answer-✅False
/.What are you prohibited from writing in your journal? - Answer-✅Personal information
(complete SSN, full bank account or drivers license number)
/.True or False: A paper notary journal is required to be bound with pre- numbered
pages - Answer-✅True
/.True or False: A notary public should be assisting customers in drafting legal
documents. - Answer-✅False
/.The venue is the part of the certificate of notarial act that describes what? - Answer-
✅Where the notarization is taking place (State and County)
/.True or False: Before notarizing electronically, the notary needs to notify the
Department of State of each technology to be used. - Answer-✅True
/.True or False: The examination must be taken by anyone who does not have an active
notary commission at the time they apply to be a notary public. - Answer-✅True
/.How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State of any name
and/or address changes? - Answer-✅30
/.True or False: A notary may record notary fees and clerical/administrative fees as a
lump sum in the journal. - Answer-✅False
/.What is the requirement for notifying customers of the fee schedule? - Answer-✅It
must be posted at the notary's place of business or made available upon request
, /."Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ______(date) by
______________(name(s) of individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer-
✅Verification on Oath or Affirmation
/.True or False: Wording on the official stamp can be abbreviated. - Answer-✅False
/.How many days does the notary have to obtain the surety bond once appointed? -
Answer-✅45
/.When a notary charges fees, what does he/she need to give the customer? - Answer-
✅Itemized receipt
/."This record was acknowledged before me on ____(date) by _________(name(s) of
the individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer-✅Acknowledgement
/.How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when an
official stamp has been lost, stolen, or misplaced? - Answer-✅10
/.Who provides the notary with their commission certificate? - Answer-✅Recorder of
Deeds
/.What notary act allows the customer to sign the document before he/she appears
before the notary? - Answer-✅Acknowledgement
/.True or False: When you perform a notarization, you must complete everything at the
same time (contemporaneously), including making an entry in your journal. - Answer-
✅True
/.How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when they no
longer live or work in the state of Pennsylvania? - Answer-✅30
/.If the notary journal is maintained in an electronic format, it must be______________. -
Answer-✅Tamper- evident
/.How long after the surety bond expires can the notary perform notary acts? - Answer-
✅0 (zero) days
/.True or False: A notary is allowed to notarize documents that contain blank spaces
designed to provide information. - Answer-✅False
/.True or False: The Department of State may sanction a notary if they do not list the
notary acts in their notary journal. - Answer-✅True
