PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM ACTUAL EXAM AND PRACTICE
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PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: Application for Reappointment.
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
months
Notary Public Law: Section 6
QUESTION: 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 days
Notary Public Law: Section 7
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QUESTION: 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
Notary Public Law: Section 7
QUESTION: Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary public,
shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall file a surety bond, payable to
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of $___________________. - ANSWER-
$10,000
Notary Public Law: Section 8
QUESTION: 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
Notary Public Law: Section 8
QUESTION: The notary bond ensures the faithful performance of the notary's duties and the
delivery of notary's register and seal to the office of the recorder of deeds of the proper county
in case of the death, resignation or disqualification of the notary within _______ days of such
event. - ANSWER-30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
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QUESTION: 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
Notary Public Law: Section 8
QUESTION: 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 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
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 years
Notary Public Law: Section 2
QUESTION: The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
_________________. - ANSWER-Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 2
QUESTION: 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 years old
Notary Public Law: Section 3
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QUESTION: 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
Notary Public Law: Section 3
QUESTION: Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
______________________________________________. - ANSWER-Secretary of the
Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5
QUESTION: An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or pled guilty or
"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 the application. - ANSWER-5 years
Notary Public Law: Section 5
QUESTION: 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
appointment or reappointment. - ANSWER-45 days
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