PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM WITH ALL
ANSWERS
ThegSecretarygofgthegCommonwealthgisgauthorizedgtogappointgandgcommissiongnotarie
sgpublicgforgagtermgofg______gyearsgfromgthegdategofgappointment.g-gcorrectganswer-
4gyears
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong2
Thegjurisdictiongofgnotariesgpublicgisgcoextensivegwithgthegboundariesgofgtheg_________
________.g-gcorrectganswer-Commonwealth
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong2
Anygpersongwhogisg_______gyearsgofgagegorgover,gwhogresidesgorgisgemployedgwithingth
isgcommonwealthgandgwhogisgofggoodgcharacter,gintegritygandgabilitygshallgbegeligiblegfor
gthegofficegofgnotarygpublic.g-gcorrectganswer-18gyearsgold
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong3
AnygpersongwhogisgagnotarygpublicgandgwhogresidesgoutsidegthisgCommonwealthgshallgb
egdeemedgtoghavegirrevocablygappointedgtheg________________________________
____________gasgthegperson'sgagentgupongwhomgmaygbegservedganygsummons,gsubp
oena,gordergorgothergprocess.g-gcorrectganswer-SecretarygofgthegCommonwealth
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong3
Applicationsgforgappointmentgtogthegofficegofgnotarygpublicgshallgbegmadegtogtheg______
________________________________________. g-gcorrectganswer-
SecretarygofgthegCommonwealth
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong5
Angapplicantgforgnotarygpublicgshallgnotghavegbeengconvictedgofgorgpledgguiltygorg"nologc
ontendere"gtogagfelonygorgaglessergoffensegincompatiblegwithgthegdutiesgofgagnotarygpubli
cgduringgtheg______gyeargperiodgprecedinggthegdategofgthegapplication.g-
gcorrectganswer-5gyears
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong5
Agnotarygapplicantgmustgcompletegatgleastg_____ghoursgofgapprovedgnotarygeducationg
withingtheg_____gmonthgperiodgimmediatelygprecedingghisgapplication.g-
gcorrectganswer-3ghours,g6gmonths
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong5
,ApplicationgforgReappointment.g
Applicationsgforgreappointmentgtogthegofficegofgnotarygpublicgshallgbegfiledgatgleastg____
__gmonthsgpriorgtogthegexpirationgofgthegcommissiongundergwhichgthegnotarygisgacting.g-
gcorrectganswer-2gmonths
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong6
IfgthegnotarygchangesghisgofficegaddressgwithingthegCommonwealth,gnoticegingwritinggorg
electronicallygshallgbeggivengtogthegSecretarygandgthegrecordergofgdeedsgofgthegcountygo
fgoriginalgappointmentgbygthegnotarygwithing_______gdaysgofgsuchgchange.g-
gcorrectganswer-5gdaysg
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong7
Agnotarygpublicgvacatesghisgofficegbygremovinggthegnotary'sgresidencegandg__________
_____gaddressgfromgthegCommonwealth,gandgsuchgremovalgshallgconstitutegagresignati
ongfromgthegofficegofgnotarygpublicgasgofgthegdategofgremoval.g-gcorrectganswer-
businessg
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong7
Everygnotary,gupongappointmentgandgpriorgtogenteringgthegdutiesgofgnotarygpublic,gshallgt
akegandgsubscribegthegconstitutionalgoathgofgoffice,gandgshallgfilegagsuretygbond,gpayabl
egtogthegCommonwealthgofgPennsylvania,gingthegamountgofg$___________________.g-
gcorrectganswer-$10,000
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong8
Everygnotarygbondgshallghavegasgsuretygagdulygauthorizedgsuretygcompanygor________
__gsufficientgindividualgsureties,gtogbegapprovedgbygthegSecretarygofgthegCommonwealt
h,gconditionedgforgthegfaithfulgperformancegofgthegdutiesgofgthegofficegofgnotarygpublic.g-
gcorrectganswer-twog
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong8
Thegnotarygbondgensuresgthegfaithfulgperformancegofgthegnotary'sgdutiesgandgthegdelive
rygofgnotary'sgregistergandgsealgtogthegofficegofgthegrecordergofgdeedsgofgthegpropergcount
ygingcasegofgthegdeath,gresignationgorgdisqualificationgofgthegnotarygwithing_______gdays
gofgsuchgevent.g-gcorrectganswer-30gdaysg
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong8
Thegnotarygpublicgbond,gasgwellgasgthegcommissiongandgoathgofgoffice,gshallgbegrecorde
dgingtheg__________________________________gofgthegcountygingwhichgthegnotaryg
maintainsgangofficegatgthegtimegofgappointmentgorgreappointment.g-gcorrectganswer-
officegofgthegrecordergofgdeeds
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong8
Ifgagnotarygpublicgfailsgtoggivegbondgandgcausegthegbondgandgthegcommissiongandgoathgt
ogbegrecordedgwithing_____gdaysgaftergthegbeginninggofgthegterm,ghisgcommissiongshallg
begnullgandgvoid.g-gcorrectganswer-45gdaysg
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong8
Thegofficialgnotarygsignaturegshallgbegregistered,gingtheg"NotarygRegister"gingthegprothon
otary'sgofficegofgcountygwheregthegnotarygmaintainsgangoffice,gwithing______gdaysgafterg
appointmentgorgreappointment.g-gcorrectganswer-45gdaysg
,NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong9
(Ingcountiesgofgthegsecondgclass,gsuchgsignaturegshallgalsogbegregisteredgingthegclerkgofg
courts'gofficegwithingsaidgperiod.)
Ifgagnotarygmovesghisgofficegtoganothergcounty,ghegmustgwithing______gdaysgthereaftergr
egisterghisgsignaturegingthegprothonotary'sgofficegofgcountygwheregthegnotarygmaintainsg
angoffice.g-gcorrectganswer-30gdaysg
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong9
(Ingcountiesgofgthegsecondgclass,gsuchgsignaturegshallgalsogbegregisteredgingthegclerkgofg
courts'gofficegwithingsaidgperiod.)
Ingactinggasgagnotarygpublic,gagnotarygshallgsigngthegnotary'sgnamegexactlygandgonlygasgit
gappearsgongtheg__________________ gorgotherwisegexecutegthegnotary'sgelectronicgsi
gnaturegingagmannergthatgattributesgsuchgsignaturegtogthegnotarygpublicgidentifiedgongthe
gcommission.g-gcorrectganswer-commission
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong9
ChangegofgName
Whenevergthegnamegofganygnotarygisgchangedgbygdecreegofgcourt,gorgotherwise,gsuchgn
otarygmaygcontinuegtogperformgofficialgacts,gingthegnamegingwhichghegwasgcommissione
d,guntilgtheg______________________________.g-gcorrectganswer-expirationgofgterm
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong10
Whengagnotarygchangesghisgname,ghegmustgwithingthirtyg(30)gdaysgaftergentrygofgagname
gchangegdecree,gorgaftergsuchgnamegchange,gifgnotgbygdecreegofgcourt,gnotifygtheg_____
___________________________________gofgsuchgnamegchange.g-gcorrectganswer-
SecretarygofgthegCommonwealthgandgrecordergofgdeedsgofgcountygwhereghegmaintainsg
angoffice
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong10
Whengcertifyinggagcopygofgagdocumentgorgothergitem,gwhatgmustgagnotarygpublicgdo?g-
gcorrectganswer-
shallgdeterminegthatgthegprofferedgcopygisgagfull,gtruegandgaccurategtranscriptiongorgrepr
oductiongofgthatgwhichgwasgcopied.g
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong12
Ifgangapplicationgorgrenewalgisgrejected,gorgagcommissiongisgrevokedgorgrecalled,gorgifgagn
otarygpublicgresigns,gapplicantgorgnotarygshallgdelivergthegsealgtogthegDepartmentgofgStat
egwithing________gdaysgaftergnoticegfromgthegdepartmentgorgfromgdategofgresignation,ga
sgthegcasegmaygbe.g-gcorrectganswer-10gdaysg
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong22.1
Anygpersongwhogviolatesgthegprovisionsgofgthisgsubsectiongshallgbegguiltygofgagsummaryg
offensegandgupongconvictiongthereofgshallgbegsentencedgtogpaygagfinegnotgexceedingg$_
__________gorgtogimprisonmentgnotgexceedingg________gdays,gorgboth.g-
gcorrectganswer-$300,g90gdays
NotarygPublicgLaw:gSectiong22.1
, Agnotarialgofficerg(may/maygnot)gperformgagnotarialgactgwithgrespectgtogagrecordgingwhich
gthegnotarialgofficergorgthegnotarialgofficer'sgspouseghasgagdirectgorgpecuniaryginterest.g-
gcorrectganswer-maygnot
RULONAg304
Notarialgofficergwhogtakesgangacknowledgmentgofgagrecordgshallgdetermine,gfromg_____
_________________________gorgsatisfactorygevidencegofgthegidentitygofgthegperson,gt
hatgthegPersongappearinggbeforegnotarialgofficergandgmakinggthegacknowledgementgisgt
hegpersongclaimed.g-gcorrectganswer-personalgknowledge
RULONAg305
RULONAgisgthegabbreviationgforg-gcorrectganswer-
RevisedgUniformgLawgongNotarialgActs
RULONAg301
"________________________________"gisgagdeclarationgmadegingfrontgofgagnotarygth
at:
g(g1g)gthegpersongsignedgthegrecordgforgthegreasong
gstatedgingthegrecord;gandgthatg
g(g2g)gifgthegpersongsignedgasgagrepresentative,ghegdidg
gsogwithgpropergauthority.g-gcorrectganswer-Acknowledgment
RULONAg302
T/F?g
Thegdefinitiongforg"Conviction"gdoesgnotghavegtogincludegagsentencegorderedgbygthegcou
rt.g-gcorrectganswer-True
RULONAg302
Convictiongmeansganygofgthegfollowing,gevengifgagsentencegwasgnotgorderedgbygagcourt:
(g1g)gAngentrygofgagpleagofgguiltygorg"nogcontest".
(g2g)gAgguiltygverdictgingagtrialg(withgorgwithoutgagjury).
(g3g)gNotgguiltygduegtoginsanity,gorgguiltygbutgmentallygill.
Angelectronicgsymbol,gsoundgorgprocessgattachedgtogorglogicallygassociatedgwithgagrecor
dgandgexecutedgorgadoptedgbygangindividualgwithgthegintentgtogsigngthegrecordgisgknowng
asg_____________________________.g-gcorrectganswer-electronicgsignature
RULONAg302
T/F?
Agsignaturegdoesgnotghavegtogbegingwrittengform.g-gcorrectganswer-True
RULONAg302
Signaturegcangbegagtangiblegsymbolgorgangelectronicgsignaturegwhichgevidencesgthegsig
ninggofgagrecord.
T/F?
Agstampinggdevicegcangbegphysicalgorgelectronic.g-gcorrectganswer-Trueg
RULONAg302
Stampinggdevice.gAnygofgthegfollowing:
(g1g)gAgphysicalgdevicegcapablegofgaffixinggtogorg
gembossinggongagtangiblegrecordgangofficialg
gstamp.