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Notary Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass A notary public is an appointed and commissioned public officer whose function is - to perform notarial acts as an impartial witness. Notarial duties authorized by law include - administering oaths or affirmations; certifying copies and taking deposi...

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Notary Exam Questions and Answers
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A notary public is an appointed and commissioned public officer whose function is -

✔✔to perform notarial acts as an impartial witness.

Notarial duties authorized by law include - ✔✔administering oaths or affirmations;

certifying copies and taking depositions, verification, acknowledgments; witnessing or

attesting a signature; noting a protest of a negotiable instrument, and performing other

duties specified by law.

Notaries public are authorized to notarize documents in any county in Pennsylvania

and are also authorized to - ✔✔issue protests.

A notary public is considered a public servant and, as such, is held personally liable for

- ✔✔any fraud or negligence in the performance of the duties of the office.

A notary public is not licensed to - ✔✔practice law and may not, under any

circumstances, give legal advice unless the notary public is an attorney.

A notary public must use every reasonable precaution expected of a person of ordinary

prudence and intelligence to - ✔✔exercise reasonable care when performing notarial

acts.

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Every signer must personally appear before the notary and be carefully identified.

Proper notarization requires the following attention to detail: - ✔✔Verify the signer's

signature;

Visually scan the document for blank spaces or incompleteness;

Verify the document's date, including signature dates;

Record notarial acts in your journal before completing the notarization;

Verify the correct notarial wording;

Affix your signature and seal properly and legibly; and

NEVER GIVE ADVICE.

To become a notary public in the State of Pennsylvania, you must: - ✔✔be a citizen or

permanent legal resident of the United States

be a resident of or be have a place of employment in the Commonwealth;*

be able to read and write English

have passed a required examination administered by the Department

be able to comply with any other requirements established by the Department

be at least 18 years of age; and

Not have been disqualified to receive a commission under section 323

*Must have an actual physical business address - not merely a P.O. Box address

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The following persons shall be ineligible to hold the office of notary public: -

✔✔Anyone who holds a judicial office in the Commonwealth, except for the office of

Magisterial District Justice;

Every member of Congress and any person holding any office or appointment of profit

or trust under the legislative, executive, or judiciary departments of the U.S. to which

compensation is attached;

Any person who has been convicted of or accepted Accelerated Rehabilitative

Disposition for any felony offense or any misdemeanor offense involving fraud,

dishonesty or deceit as set forth in § 167.121 within five (5) years preceding the date of

application for appointment, though this may be rebutted under extraordinary

circumstances.

Any member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.

A notary public applicant will not be issued a notary public commission unless: -

✔✔The applicant has submitted an application on a form prescribed and furnished by

the Secretary of the Commonwealth accompanied by the appropriate non-refundable

filing fee.

The applicant has verified that he or she is of good moral character, and is familiar with

the duties and responsibilities of a notary public as determined by the Secretary of the

Commonwealth.

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