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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 The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the _________________. - A...

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PA Notary Public Exam
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

The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
_________________. - Answer - Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 2

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

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

Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
______________________________________________. - Answer - Secretary of the
Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of
courts' office within said period.)

,If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within ______ days thereafter
register his signature in the prothonotary's office of county where the notary maintains
an office. - Answer - 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of
courts' office within said period.)

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. - Answer - commission
Notary Public Law: Section 9

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 ______________________________. - Answer - expiration of
term
Notary Public Law: Section 10

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 of court, notify the
________________________________________ of such name change. - Answer -
Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where he maintains
an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10

When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notary public do? -
Answer - 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

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 the seal to the Department of
State within ________ days after notice from the department or from date of
resignation, as the case may be. - Answer - 10 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1

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. - Answer -
$300, 90 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1

, 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 direct or pecuniary interest. -
Answer - may not
RULONA 304

Notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from
______________________________ or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the
person, that the Person appearing before notarial officer and making the
acknowledgement is the person claimed. - Answer - personal knowledge
RULONA 305

RULONA is the abbreviation for - Answer - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
RULONA 301

"________________________________" is a declaration made in front of a notary that:
( 1 ) the person signed the record for the reason
stated in the record; and that
( 2 ) if the person signed as a representative, he did
so with proper authority. - Answer - Acknowledgment
RULONA 302

T/F?
The definition for "Conviction" does not have to include a sentence ordered by the court.
- Answer - True
RULONA 302
Conviction means any of the following, even if a sentence was not ordered by a court:
( 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.

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 sign the record is known as
_____________________________. - Answer - electronic signature
RULONA 302

T/F?
A signature does not have to be in written form. - Answer - True
RULONA 302
Signature can be a tangible symbol or an electronic signature which evidences the
signing of a record.

T/F?
A stamping device can be physical or electronic. - Answer - True
RULONA 302
Stamping device. Any of the following:
( 1 ) A physical device capable of affixing to or

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