PA Notary Public Exam Study
Guide: GRADED A+. Questions
and Verified Answers. Latest
2026 Update
The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commission
notaries public for a term of ______ years from the date of appointment. -
Ans✔✔-4 years
Notary Public Law: Section 2
The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
_________________. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. -
Ans✔✔-Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 3
Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
______________________________________________. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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
$___________________. - Ans✔✔-$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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-commission
Guide: GRADED A+. Questions
and Verified Answers. Latest
2026 Update
The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commission
notaries public for a term of ______ years from the date of appointment. -
Ans✔✔-4 years
Notary Public Law: Section 2
The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
_________________. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. -
Ans✔✔-Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 3
Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
______________________________________________. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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
$___________________. - Ans✔✔-$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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-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. - Ans✔✔-commission
