Pennsylvania Notary Public Certification Examination (2024) || Complete Questions & Solutions (Graded A+)
Pennsylvania Notary Public Certification Examination (2024) || Complete Questions & Solutions (Graded A+)
Notaries can help in drafting legal documents even if they aren't attorneys - ANSWE...
, Pennsylvania Notary Public Certification
Examination (2024) || Complete Questions &
Solutions (Graded A+)
Notaries can help in drafting legal documents even if they aren't attorneys - ANSWER - False
Once appointed by the department of state a notary has 45 days to do three things to complete the
commissioning process - ANSWER - 1. Have $10,000 bond completed surety
2. Take oath of office with the county recorder of deeds
3. Register signature with the county prothonotary
A current notary should apply for reappointment at least _____ days before his or hers commission
expires - ANSWER - 60 days
Select two things that must be always submitted with an application for appointment or reappointment -
ANSWER - the $42 application fee and proof of education
At least three hours of state approve education needs to be completed within ____ months before
applying for appointment and reappointment - ANSWER - 6 months
The county recorder deeds gives or mails the commission certificate to the notary - ANSWER - True
Which of the following are eligibility Requirements for a for your notary commission - ANSWER - 1. Pass
the required examination for those that do not have an active notary commission
2. Be a citizen/permanent legal resident of the United States
3. Complete the required notary education
4. Be a resident/have a place of employment in Pennsylvania
5. Be able to read and write in English
,How many days does a notary have to notify the department of state of change of name address or
electronic notary solution? - ANSWER - 30 days
How many days does a notary have to notify the department of state once an official stamp or journal
has been missing or stolen? - ANSWER - 10 days
A notary has 30 days to notify the department of state once he or she no longer lives or works in
Pennsylvania? - ANSWER - True
Before you notarize the customer must - ANSWER - Personally appear before you
What is not required to identification acceptable? - ANSWER - Identification number
What is not required of a credible witness? - ANSWER - Places a thumbprint in journal
The law requires you to place your official stamp so it covers part of your signature and part of the
notary wording - ANSWER - False
The notary journal belongs - ANSWER - To the notary exclusively
What is not required in the notary journal? - ANSWER - The notary's date of birth
What is required if you keep a paper journal? - ANSWER - 1. The pages be consecutively numbered
2. The entries be consecutively numbered
3. Ne bound to prevent the insertion/ removed of cover/ pages
If a notary journal is kept in an electronic format, it must be tamper- evident - ANSWER - True
What is not required in the notary journal? - ANSWER - The customer signature
, What is true about recording fees in the notary journal? - ANSWER - Notary and clerical/administrative
fees should be listed separately in the journal
When not charging fees, the fees column in the journal should be blank - ANSWER - False
Which of the following is permitted as additional information in the journal? - ANSWER - The customer
signature
How are customers to be notified of the fee schedule? - ANSWER - The fee schedule must be
posted/made available upon request
When taking the acknowledgment of one individual, the maximum notary fee is - ANSWER - $5
When taking a verification on oath/affirmation, the maximum notary fee is $5no matter how many
signatures - ANSWER - True
A notary is not required to provide the customer with an itemized receipt for all fees charged - ANSWER -
False
A notary is not allowed to charge a fee - ANSWER - For a person voting by absentee ballot
When you perform a notarization you must complete everything - ANSWER - At the same time
( contemporaneously)
When can a notary notarize a document that contains blank space is designed to contain information? -
ANSWER - When the customer draws lines/ writes " N/A" in the blank
A notary is permitted to notarize a document without notary wording ( certificate of notarial act) if the
customer requests that service - ANSWER - False
The venue is the part of the certificate of Notarial act that describes - ANSWER - Where the notarization
is taking place
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