Pennsylvania Notary Public Regulations
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• True or False: Notary applications cannot have had a notary
commission revoked. . Answer: True
• True or False: Renewing notaries must complete a three hour course of
study and file their applications at least two months prior to their
commission expiration date. . Answer: False
• True or False: All renewing notaries must take the notary exam? .
Answer: False
• True or False: RULONA added new laws to previous PA notary law. .
Answer: False - it replaced
• The secretary of state may deny an application for any of the following
reasons except
A) Failing to comply with RULONA
B) If and applicant has previously applied to be a notary
C) If the applicant has had a prior notary public commission revoked
,D)A fraudulent or dishonest submitted application . Answer: B) If and
applicant has previously applied to be a notary
• Notary commission last . Answer: 4 years
• Your notary commission authorizes you to notarize anywhere in .
Answer: The commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• What steps must be taken 45 days of receiving your appointment? .
Answer: * You must execute a $10,000 bond
* You must record your bond, commission, and oath of office with the
recorder of deeds
* You must take the constitutional oath of office
• True or False: Notaries that wish to process certain Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation must register with PennDot's Dealer
Agent Service Unit . Answer: True
• Pennsylvania law requires that a notary is to exucute a
$_______________ bond in _______ days of appointment.` . Answer:
$10,000 bond in 45 days of appointment
• True or False: All Pennsylvania notary are to buy Errors and
Omissions insurance . Answer: False
, • What is errors and omissions insurance? . Answer: Insurance that
protects professional practitioners against liability claims made by
clients and/or customers
• Which of the following requirements must you meet after completing
securing your surety bond?
A) Record your bond, commission, and oath in the recorder of deeds
office in the county where you maintain your office.
B)Purchase Errors and omissions insurance
C)Pay the recorder of deeds $.50 cents
D)Register your signature with the county's prothonotary office .
Answer: A) Record your bond, commission, and oath in the recorder of
deeds office in the county where you maintain your office.
D)Register your signature with the county's prothonotary office
• At what population do you need to register your signature with the
Clerk of courts . Answer: 800,000 - 1,500,000
• True or False: You may keep either a tangible journal or an electronic
journal, but not both. . Answer: False
• Which of the following is not a required material for notaries public?
A) an official stamp
b) an embosser
C) a journal
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• True or False: Notary applications cannot have had a notary
commission revoked. . Answer: True
• True or False: Renewing notaries must complete a three hour course of
study and file their applications at least two months prior to their
commission expiration date. . Answer: False
• True or False: All renewing notaries must take the notary exam? .
Answer: False
• True or False: RULONA added new laws to previous PA notary law. .
Answer: False - it replaced
• The secretary of state may deny an application for any of the following
reasons except
A) Failing to comply with RULONA
B) If and applicant has previously applied to be a notary
C) If the applicant has had a prior notary public commission revoked
,D)A fraudulent or dishonest submitted application . Answer: B) If and
applicant has previously applied to be a notary
• Notary commission last . Answer: 4 years
• Your notary commission authorizes you to notarize anywhere in .
Answer: The commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• What steps must be taken 45 days of receiving your appointment? .
Answer: * You must execute a $10,000 bond
* You must record your bond, commission, and oath of office with the
recorder of deeds
* You must take the constitutional oath of office
• True or False: Notaries that wish to process certain Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation must register with PennDot's Dealer
Agent Service Unit . Answer: True
• Pennsylvania law requires that a notary is to exucute a
$_______________ bond in _______ days of appointment.` . Answer:
$10,000 bond in 45 days of appointment
• True or False: All Pennsylvania notary are to buy Errors and
Omissions insurance . Answer: False
, • What is errors and omissions insurance? . Answer: Insurance that
protects professional practitioners against liability claims made by
clients and/or customers
• Which of the following requirements must you meet after completing
securing your surety bond?
A) Record your bond, commission, and oath in the recorder of deeds
office in the county where you maintain your office.
B)Purchase Errors and omissions insurance
C)Pay the recorder of deeds $.50 cents
D)Register your signature with the county's prothonotary office .
Answer: A) Record your bond, commission, and oath in the recorder of
deeds office in the county where you maintain your office.
D)Register your signature with the county's prothonotary office
• At what population do you need to register your signature with the
Clerk of courts . Answer: 800,000 - 1,500,000
• True or False: You may keep either a tangible journal or an electronic
journal, but not both. . Answer: False
• Which of the following is not a required material for notaries public?
A) an official stamp
b) an embosser
C) a journal
