PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM
1. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commis- sion notaries
public for a term of years from the date of appointment.: 4
years
Notary Public Law: Section 2
2. The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
.: CommonwealthNotary Public Law: Section 2
3. 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.: 18 years old
Notary Public Law: Section 3
4. 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.-
: Secretary of the CommonwealthNotary Public Law: Section 3
5. Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the .: Secretary
of theCommonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5
6. An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or pled guiltyor "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.: 5 years
Notary Public Law: Section 5
7. A notary applicant must complete at least hours of approved notary education within the
month period immediately preceding his applica-tion.: 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
8. Application for Reappointment.
Applications for reappointment to the office of notary public shall be filed atleast months
prior to the expiration of the commission under which the notary is acting.: 2 months
Notary Public Law: Section 6
9. If the notary changes his office address within the Commonwealth, noticein 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.: 5 daysNotary Public Law: Section 7
10. A notary public vacates his office by removing the notary's residence and
address from the Commonwealth, and such removal shallconstitute a
resignation from the office of notary public as of the date of removal.: business
Notary Public Law: Section 7
11. 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 amountof $ .: $10,000
Notary Public Law: Section 8
12. Every notary bond shall have as surety a duly authorized surety companyor sufficient
individual sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the duties of theoffice of notary public.: two
Notary Public Law: Section 8
13. 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 disqualificationof the notary within days of such event.: 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
14. The notary public bond, as well as the commission and oath of office, shallbe recorded in
the of the county in which the notary maintains an office at the time of appointment or
reappoint-ment.: office of the recorder of deeds
Notary Public Law: Section 8
15. 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.:
45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
16. 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.: 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerkof courts'
office within said period.)
17. If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within daysthereafter register
his signature in the prothonotary's office of county where
the notary maintains an office.: 30 daysNotary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerkof courts'
,office within said period.)
18. In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly and only as it
appears on the or otherwise execute the
notary's electronic signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the notary public
identified on the commission.: commission
Notary Public Law: Section 9
19. Change of Name
Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise,such notary may
continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he was commissioned, until the .:
expiration ofterm
Notary Public Law: Section 10
20. When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after entry of a name
change decree, or after such name change, if not by decree ofcourt, notify the of such
namechange.: Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where he
maintains an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10
21. When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notarypublic do?: shall
determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of
that which was copied.
Notary Public Law: Section 12
22. If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or recalled, or if a
notary public resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver theseal to the Department of State
within days after notice from the
department or from date of resignation, as the case may be.: 10 days Notary Public Law:
Section 22.1
23. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a summary
offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $ or to
imprisonment not exceeding days, or both.: $300, 90 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
24. A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which
the notarial officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a director pecuniary interest.: may not
RULONA 304
25. Notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine,from or
satisfactory evidence of the iden- tity of the person, that the Person appearing before notarial
officer and makingthe acknowledgement is the person claimed.: personal knowledge
RULONA 305
, 26. RULONA is the abbreviation for: Revised Uniform Law on Notarial ActsRULONA 301
27. " " is a declaration made in front of a
notary that:
( 1 ) the person signed the record for the reasonstated in the record; and that
( 2 ) if the person signed as a representative, he didso with proper authority.: Acknowledgment
RULONA 302
28. T/F?
The definition for "Conviction" does not have to include a sentence orderedby the court.: True
RULONA 302
Conviction means any of the following, even if a sentence was not ordered by acourt:
( 1 ) An entry of a plea of guilty or "no contest".
( 2 ) A guilty verdict in a trial (with or without a jury).
( 3 ) Not guilty due to insanity, or guilty but mentally ill.
29. An electronic symbol, sound or process attached to or logically associated with a record and
executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to signthe record is known as .: electronic
signatureRULONA 302
30. T/F?
A signature does not have to be in written form.: TrueRULONA 302
Signature can be a tangible symbol or an electronic signature which evidences thesigning of a
record.
31. T/F?
A stamping device can be physical or electronic.: TrueRULONA 302
Stamping device. Any of the following:
( 1 ) A physical device capable of affixing to orembossing on a tangible record an official
stamp.
( 2 ) An electronic device or process capable ofattaching to or logically associating with an
electronic record an official stamp.
32. " " is a declaration
madeby an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that a state- ment in a
record is true. The term included an affidavit.: Verification on oath oraffirmation
RULONA 302
33. A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which
the notarial officer or notarial officer's spouse has a direct orpecuniary interest.: may not
