PA NOTARY Exam 2023 with complete solutions

SECRETARY OF COMMONWALTH - ANSWER-COMMISSIONS AND REGULATES NOTARIES CARRIED OUT BY DIVISION OF COMMISSIONS HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BECOME A NOTARY - ANSWER-AT LEAST 18 LITERACY REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY - ANSWER-READ AND WRITE ENGLISH CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY - ANSWER-CITIZEN OR PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT OF U.S RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY - ANSWER-LIVE OR HAVE A PLACE OF REGULAR, ONGOING EMPLOYMENT OR PRACTICE IN PA. EMPLOYER MAY BE ASKED FOR PROOF BY COMMISSION WHO HAS TO TAKE THE NOTARY EXAM - ANSWER-FIRST TIME APPLICANTS OR NOTARIES WHO HAVE ALLOWED THEIR COMMISSION TO LAPSE PA NOTARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - ANSWER-MUST COMPLETE REQUIRED NOTARY EDUCATION WITHIN 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO APPLYING TO BE A NOTARY YOU CANNOT BECOME A NOTARY IF YOU - ANSWER--ARE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS -A MEMBER OF PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY -BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED BY LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIARY DEPARTMENTS OF FEDERAL GOVT -DQ'D BY CRIMINAL ACTS DURING 5 YRS PRIOR TO APPLYING YOU CANNOT BE A NOTARY IN PA IF YOU HOLD ANY JUDICIAL OFFICE IN PA EXCEPT FOR: - ANSWER--MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE -JUSTICE OF THE PEACE -MAGISTRATE OR ALDERMAN MISDEMEANORS THAT DISQUALIFY YOU FROM BECOMING A NOTARY - ANSWER--THEFT -BRIBERY -CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY -PERJURY/FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS -GOVT OBSTRUCTION -ABUSE OF OFFICE ACTS AND OMISSIONS THAT DISQUALIFY YOU FROM BECOMING A NOTARY - ANSWER--LACK OF HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND COMPETENCE YOU MUST OBTAIN A SURETY BOND IN HE AMOUNT OF $___________ WITHIN 45 DAYS OF APPOINTMENT - ANSWER-$10,000 OFFICIAL SIGNATURE - ANSWER-REGISTER WITH THE PROTHONOTARY WITHIN 45 DAYS. SIGN EXACTLY AS ON YOUR COMMISSION OATH OF OFFICE - ANSWER-TAKE AND SIGN WITHIN 45 DAYS HOW LONG IS A NOTARY TERM - ANSWER-4 YEARS WHAT ARE THE 6 NOTARY STEPS IN ORDER - ANSWER-1. PERSONAL APPEARANCE 2. REVIEW THE RECORD 3. IDENTIFICATION 4. VERIFY THE FACTS 5. NOTARY JOURNAL 6. NOTARY CERTIFICATE STEP 1. PERSONAL APPEARANCE - ANSWER-WHEN YOURE NOTARIZING A STAMENT OR SIGNATURE IN RECORD THE PERSON MAKING THE STATEMENT OR GIVING THE SIGNATURE MUST BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT. NO EXCEPTIONS CAN YOU NOTARIZE BLANK A DOX WITH BLAN SPACES THAT ARE MEANT TO BE FILLED IN? - ANSWER-NO WHEN CAN YOU NOTARIZE A DOX WITH BLANK SPACES? - ANSWER-WHEN THERE A N/A ON THE LINE, OR THE BLANKS ARE FOR OTHER SIGNERS AND IT IS MADE CLEAR YOU ARE NOT NOTARIZING THOSE SIGNATURES 2 SETS OF NOTARY JOURNALS YOU MAY KEEP - ANSWER-PAPER NOTARIZATION AND ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION PAPER JOURNALS MUST BE BOUND TO PREVENT - ANSWER-INSERTION, REMOVAL AND SUBSTITUTION PAGE AND ENTRY NUMBERS IN JOURNALS MUST BE - ANSWER-PREPRINTED IN WHAT ORDER MUST YOU RECORD YOUR NOTARIAL ACTS? - ANSWER-CHRONOLOGICAL WHEN DO YOUR RECORD YOUR NOTARIAL ACTS IN YOUR JOURNAL? - ANSWER-AT THE TIME YOU PERFORM THEM-ON SEPARATE LINES TRUE OR FALSE. YOU MUST PROVIDE A CERTIFIED COPY OF A JOURNAL WHEN REQUESTED - ANSWER-TRUE WHAT INFO IS MANDATORY IN YOUR NOTARY JOURNAL - ANSWER-NAME AND SIGNATURE COMMISSION # AND EXPIRATION DATE OFFICE ADDRESS MEANING OF ANY ABBREVIATIONS DISPOSITION AT YOUR DEATH EACH JOURNAL ENTRY YOU ENTER MUST INCLUDE - ANSWER-DATE/TIME OF NOTARIZATION TITLE OF TH RECORD, IF ANY TYPE OF NOTARIZATION FEE YOU CHARGED, OR N/C FULL NAME & ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON AND HOW YOU IDENTIFIED THEM WHEN CAN YOU OMIT AN ADDRESS OF SOMEONE YOU ARE NOTARIZING? - ANSWER-IF RECORDING ADDRESS PUTS PERSON AT RISK. MUST WRITE "OMITTED FOR PERSONAL SECURITY REASONS" METHODS OF IDENTIFYING A PERSON - ANSWER-PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE ID DOCUMENT CREDIBLE WITNESS WHAT MUST BE RECORDED IF YOU ARE IDENTIFYING SOMEONE BY AN ID DOCUMENT ie LICENSE - ANSWER-ISSUE AND EXPIRATION DATE CAN YOU RECORD ID NUMBERS, SSNs, OR ACCOUNT NUMBERS WITH ACCESS CODES IN YOUR JOURNAL? - ANSWER-NO YOU NEED TO COMPLETE A ____________ _______________ FOR EVERY NOTARIZATION THAT INVOLVES A RECORD - ANSWER-NOTARY CERTIFICATE WHEN DO YOU COMPLETE A NOTARY CERTIFICATE? - ANSWER-AT THE TIME OF NOTARIZATION A COMLETED NOTARY CERTIFICATE MUST INCLUDE - ANSWER-STATE AND COUNTY WHERE PERFORMED NOTARIZATION DATE COMMISSION EXPIRATION DATE WORDS "NOTARY PUBLIC" OFFICIAL NOTARY SIGNATURE NOTARY SEAL - ANSWER-OFFICIAL STAMP HOW YOU ADD SEAL - ANSWER-STAMPING DEVICE WHERE DOES THE OFFICIAL STAMP GO? - ANSWER-NEAR SIGNATURE NOT OVERLAPPING ANY WRITING AT ALL OFFICIAL STAMP I OPTIONAL IF RECORD OR CERTIFICATE CONTAINS: - ANSWER-STATE AND COUNTY WHERE PERFORMED NOTARIZATION DATE COMMISSION EXPIRATION WORDS NOTARY PUBLIC OFFICIAL NOTARY SIGNATURE NOTARY STAMP: PAPER STAMPING DEVICE MUST BE MADE OF? AND MUST CREATE AN IMAGE THAT WILL - ANSWER-RUBBER REPRODUCE ALONG WITH DOCUMENT AN EMBOSSER MAY ONLY BE USED AS AN - ANSWER-ADD ON ELECTRONIC OR PAPER NOTARY STAMPS MUST INCLUDE, IN ORDER: - ANSWER-"COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA- NOTARY SEAL" YOUR COMMISSIONED NAME &NOTARY PUBLIC COUNTY WHERE YOUR OFFICE IS COMMISSION EXP DATE COMMISSION ID NUMBER A NOTARIAL ACT CAN CERTIFY: - ANSWER-A SIGNATURE IS GENUINE A PERSON MADE A STATEMENT UNDER OATH A RECORD WAS SIGNED ON A SPECIFIC DATE A COPY IS AN ACCURATE REPRODUCTION LIST OF NOTARIAL ACTS - ANSWER-TAKE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ADMINISTER OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS TAKE VERIFICATION ON OATH OR AFFIRMATION CERTIFY OR ATTEST COPIES NOTE PROTESTS OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS STEP YOU NEED TO TAKE WHEN NOTARIZING AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION - ANSWER-IDENTIFY THE OATH TAKER OR AFFIRMANT VERIFY THE FACTS(VERBALLY SWEAR) RECORD NOTARIZATION IN JOURNAL STEPS FOR NOTARIZING A SIGNER - ANSWER-REVIEW TH RECORD IDENTIFY SIGNER COMPARE SIGNATURES VERIFY FACTS RECORD NOTARIZATION COMPLETE CERTIFICATE RECORDS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CERTIFY - ANSWER-VITAL RECORDS NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATES COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL RECORDS THAT SAY DO NOT COPY RECORDS PROHIBITED BY LAW PUBLIC RECORD - ANSWER-FILED IN OR ISSUED BY GOVT AGENCY RECORDS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CERTIFY - ANSWER-US PASS PORTS TRANSCRIPTS AND DIPLOMAS CONTRACTS, LEASES, BILLS OF SALE MEDIAL RECORDS, CONSENTS, WAIVERS CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS IF A PUBLIC RECORD IS GOING TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND REQUIRES AUTHENTICATIONS THEN THE COPY MUST BE CERTIFIED BY - ANSWER-THE GOVT AGENCY THAT HOLDS OR ISSUED THE ORIGINAL IF YOU ARE NOTARIZING A COPY, DOES THE ORIGINAL SINGER NEED TO BE PRESENT? WHAT DOES? - ANSWER-NO. THE ORIGINAL COPY NEEDS TO BE PRESENT WHEN A REQUESTOR IS PROTESTING AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT NEEDS TO BE PRESENT? - ANSWER-THE REQUESTOR AND THE INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE OF DISHONOR INCLUDES: - ANSWER-IDENTIFIES THE INSTRUMENT CERTIFIES INSTRUMENT WAS PRESENTED OR WHY NOT CERTIFIES HOW INSTRUMENT WAS DISHONORED MAY CERTIFY DELIVERY OF NOTICE TO PARTIES IF YOU WANT TO NOTARIZE RECORDS FROM THE DOT, YOU MUST FIRST - ANSWER-REGISTER WITH REGULATED CLIENT SERVICES SECTION OF DOT'S AGENT SERVICES UNIT REPRESENTATIVE SIGNER - ANSWER-MAY ACT IN ANY CAPACITY MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION EXAMPLES OF A REPRESENTATIVE SIGNER - ANSWER-ATTORNEY AUTHORIZED OFFICER, AGENT, PARTNER ATTORNEY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - ANSWER-IS AN ATTORNEY AND MEMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT BAR WITNESS TO SIGNING ATTORNEY ACKNOWLEDGMENT PROCESS - ANSWER-ATTORNEY WATCHES PRINCIPAL SIGN RECORD, THEN ATTORNEY SIGNS TH RECORD AS A WITNESS ATTORNEY THEN APPEARS BEFORE YOU AN ACKNOWLEDGES HER SIGNATURE AS WITNESS WHO APPROVES YOU TO BE ABLE TO NOTARIZE ELECTRONIC DOX? - ANSWER-ECRETARY OF COMMONWEALTH ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION - ANSWER-WHEN A NOTARY NOTARIZES A SIGNATURE ON AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT OR RECORD TH ONLY DIFFERENCE IN PROCESS BETWEEN PAPER NOTARIZATION AND ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION IS - ANSWER-THE ELECTRONIC SOLUTION YOU MUST OBTAIN AN ELECTRONIC SOLUTION WITHIN HOW MANY DAYS - ANSWER-45 RECORD - ANSWER-INFORMATION THAT IS INSCRIBED ON A TANGIBLE MEDIUM OR THAT IS STORED IN AN ELECTRONIC OR OTHER MEDIUM AND IS RETRIEVABLE IN PERCEIVABLE FORM EXAMPLES OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS - ANSWER-WORD DOC EMAIL PDF SCANNED IMAGE WEB PAGE DIGITAL CERTIFICATE AS SEAL - ANSWER-THE NOTARY'S IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, ADDED TO AN ELECTRONIC RECORD USING A DIGITAL CERTIFICATE ELECTRONIC RECORD - ANSWER-INFORMATION THAT IS STORED IN AN ELECTRONIC MEDIUM AND IS RETRIEVABLE IN PERCEIVABLE FORM DIGITAL CERTIFICATE - ANSWER-A COMPLEX CODED MESSAGE THAT IS UNIQUE TO THE SINGER AN THE ELECTRONIC RECORD, WHICH CANT BE COPIED OR TAMPERED WITH NOTARIZING ELECTRONIC RECORDS - ANSWER-OCCURS WHEN A NOTARY NOTARIZES A SIGNATURE ON AN ELECTRONIC RECORD ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE - ANSWER-AN ELECTRONIC SYMBOL, SOUND, OR PROCESS ATTACHED TO OR LOGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A RECORD AN EXECUTED OR ADOPTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE INTENT TO SIGN TH RECORD IF JOURNAL OR STAMPING DEVICE GETS LOST OR IS STOLEN, YOU MUST NOTIFY THE STATE WITHIN HOW MANY DAYS - ANSWER-10 IF YOUR JOURNAL IS LOST OR STOLEN, YOU MUST NOTIFY THE STATE. WHAT DOES YOUR NOTIFICATION HAVE TO INCLUDE? - ANSWER-WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN YOU DON'T POSSES THE EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ITS WHEREABOUTS YOU WILL EXPLAIN WITHIN 10 DAYS IF YOU FIND IT HOW MUCH CAN YOU CHARGE FOR SIGNATURES FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS? - ANSWER-$5.00 FOR THE FIRST SIGNATURE $2.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE HOW MUCH CAN YOU CHARGE OR AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION? DOES IT VARY BY HOW MANY PEOPLE? - ANSWER-$5.00 REGARDLESS HOW MANY PEOPLE HOW MUCH CAN YOU CHARGE FOR A STAND ALONE OATH OR AFFIRMATION? - ANSWER-$5.00 PER STAND ALONE HOW MUCH CAN YOU CHARGE FOR SIGNATURE OR SIGNATURE WITNESSING? IS THIS A FLAT FEE REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY SIGNATURES? - ANSWER-$5.00. YES, A FLAT FEE COPY OF A RECORD/ DEPOSITION - ANSWER-$5.00 FLAT FEE HOW MUCH CAN YOU CHARGE FOR A PROTEST? - ANSWER-$3.00 PER PAGE WHO DETERMINES CLERICAL FEES - ANSWER-YOU WHAT ARE YOU NOT ALLOWED TO CHARGE A FEE FOR? - ANSWER-AFFIDAVIT FOR EMERGENCY ABSENTEE BALLOT A SOLDIER SURVIVING SPOUSE CHILD OR PARENT OF SOLDIER IF YOUR LICENSE IS SUSPENDED, WHAT MUST YOU DO WITH YOUR JOURNALS? - ANSWER-SECURELY STORE THEM