PA NOTARY TEST PAPER 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔electronic records requires that - ✔✔notarial certificate be attached affixed or
associated with the electronic record.
✔✔notary fees should be fixed (set) by - ✔✔state department
✔✔All notary fees are $ except - ✔✔Taking acknowledgements (additional names) $2.
Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument per page $3
✔✔Notary fees need to be displayed in the - ✔✔place of the notary act.
✔✔No fee charged for - ✔✔affidavit for absentee ballot.
✔✔Complaints may be filed by anyone for any reason, written response must be made
____________ after notification - ✔✔30 days
✔✔Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to - ✔✔500.0
✔✔all hearings for complaints are held - ✔✔in Harrisburg
✔✔Administrative penalty can be imposed up to _________ for each act - ✔✔1000.
✔✔Prohibited acts are - ✔✔No authority - ie giving legal advice
False advertising - of any kind
designation - not able to use the term Notario or "notario publico"
representations- - (act in any legal advisor role)
Original records - withholding access or possession of original records.
crime codes
✔✔Identifying your customer: 3 ways to ID your customer - ✔✔Personal Knowledge
Satisfactory evidence
Second party knowledge
✔✔Personal Knowledge identification occurs with - ✔✔Personally know them 1-1
relationship
variety of situations
over a long period of time
✔✔Satisfactory evidence of Identification - ✔✔Current government issues ID with ID
number
and at least one:
- Signature
, - Photograph
✔✔ Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA - ✔✔18 years of age ( Sec 321 a 1)
✔✔Maximum time requirement for the bond, oath of office and commission to be
recorded in the office of recorder of deeds of the county in which the Notary maintains
an office - ✔✔45 Days
✔✔Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to obtain a surety bond from an
insurance company licensed in PA in the order of the amount - ✔✔$10,000
✔✔RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to give notice to
the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within the border)
except - ✔✔the notary's physical address
✔✔The department of state may impose an administrative 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 - ✔✔$1000
✔✔A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any 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 maintained an office withing - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of commission, or revocation of
commission, the notary must deliver the journal to the recorder of Deeds in the county in
which they work within - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔The Notary commission application fee for the state of PA - ✔✔$42
✔✔Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the following
EXCEPT:
- Destroying
- Defacing
- Damaging
- Surrender possession - ✔✔Surrender possession
✔✔Surrendering possession of the stamping device only used at times of -
✔✔suspension or revocation
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔electronic records requires that - ✔✔notarial certificate be attached affixed or
associated with the electronic record.
✔✔notary fees should be fixed (set) by - ✔✔state department
✔✔All notary fees are $ except - ✔✔Taking acknowledgements (additional names) $2.
Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument per page $3
✔✔Notary fees need to be displayed in the - ✔✔place of the notary act.
✔✔No fee charged for - ✔✔affidavit for absentee ballot.
✔✔Complaints may be filed by anyone for any reason, written response must be made
____________ after notification - ✔✔30 days
✔✔Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to - ✔✔500.0
✔✔all hearings for complaints are held - ✔✔in Harrisburg
✔✔Administrative penalty can be imposed up to _________ for each act - ✔✔1000.
✔✔Prohibited acts are - ✔✔No authority - ie giving legal advice
False advertising - of any kind
designation - not able to use the term Notario or "notario publico"
representations- - (act in any legal advisor role)
Original records - withholding access or possession of original records.
crime codes
✔✔Identifying your customer: 3 ways to ID your customer - ✔✔Personal Knowledge
Satisfactory evidence
Second party knowledge
✔✔Personal Knowledge identification occurs with - ✔✔Personally know them 1-1
relationship
variety of situations
over a long period of time
✔✔Satisfactory evidence of Identification - ✔✔Current government issues ID with ID
number
and at least one:
- Signature
, - Photograph
✔✔ Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA - ✔✔18 years of age ( Sec 321 a 1)
✔✔Maximum time requirement for the bond, oath of office and commission to be
recorded in the office of recorder of deeds of the county in which the Notary maintains
an office - ✔✔45 Days
✔✔Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to obtain a surety bond from an
insurance company licensed in PA in the order of the amount - ✔✔$10,000
✔✔RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to give notice to
the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within the border)
except - ✔✔the notary's physical address
✔✔The department of state may impose an administrative 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 - ✔✔$1000
✔✔A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any 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 maintained an office withing - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of commission, or revocation of
commission, the notary must deliver the journal to the recorder of Deeds in the county in
which they work within - ✔✔30 Days
✔✔The Notary commission application fee for the state of PA - ✔✔$42
✔✔Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the following
EXCEPT:
- Destroying
- Defacing
- Damaging
- Surrender possession - ✔✔Surrender possession
✔✔Surrendering possession of the stamping device only used at times of -
✔✔suspension or revocation
