Pennsylvania Notary Public Examination
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1. Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA 18 years of age (
Sec 321 a 1)
2. Which of these is NOT a requirement to become a You must be a res-
notary public in PA? ident of, and em-
ployed within, the
Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
3. The residency requirement of becoming a notary pub- Resident or place
lic is: of employment, or
Practice in the
Commonwealth
4. Notary applicants cannot have had a notary commis- TRUE
sion revoked.
5. Renewing notaries must complete a three-hour FALSE
course of study and file their applications at least
two months prior to their commission expiration date.
This is true for all renewing notaries except for those
"grandfathered" by the Tritt v. Cortés court ruling.
6. All renewing notaries must take the notary exam. FALSE
7. RULONA added new laws to previous Pennsylvania FALSE
notary law.
8. The Secretary of State may deny an application for any If an applicant has
of the following reasons except: previously applied
to become a no-
tary
9. A person legally authorized by a state government to: 1. Administer
oaths
2. Witness the
signing of docu-
ments
3. Deter fraud by
verifying the identi-
, Pennsylvania Notary Public Examination
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ty of a person who
signs a document
10. Maximum time requirement for the bond, oath of of- 45 Days
fice and commission to be recorded in the office of
recorder of deeds of the county in which the Notary
maintains an office
11. Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to $10,000
obtain a surety bond from an insurance company li-
censed in PA in the order of the amount
12. RULONA requires a surety company or issuing entity 30 Days
of the bond to give notice to the Department of State
before cancelling the bond within:
13. The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the notary's physi-
the following (within the border) except cal address
14. The department of state may impose an administra- $1000
tive penalty on a Notary for each act or omission
which constitutes a violation of Chapter 3 or on any
person who performs a notarial act without being
properly appointed and commissioned as a Notary up
to
15. A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any 30 Days
other person knowingly in possession of the journal
upon the death of or the adjudication of incompetency
of the Notary to delivery the journal tot he recorder
of deeds in the county in which the Notary has main-
tained an office withing
16. Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of 30 Days
commission, or revocation of commission, the notary
must deliver the journal to the recorder of Deeds in
the county in which they work within
17. The Notary commission application fee for the state $42
of PA
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