PA NOTARY LATEST EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Documents use to identify an individual must contain all of the following except:
Government issued Identification
current and unexpired
contains signature, picture or physical description
must be a US identification - ✔✔Must be us identification
✔✔Prohibited notary acts - ✔✔Drafting legal records, giving legal advice or otherwise
practice law without a license to practice law.
✔✔Notary commission is effective for - ✔✔4 years
✔✔the 6 Notary Acts are: - ✔✔acknowledgement
verification on Oath or Affirmation
signature witnessing
copy of deposition certification
Oath or affirmation
Protest
✔✔New Pennsylvania Notary Public Law house Bill 25 became - ✔✔RULONA Act 73
✔✔RULONA became effective - ✔✔October 9, 2013
✔✔Qualifications for becoming a notary: - ✔✔18 or older.
residency or work /practice in PA
US citizen or permanent resident
read and write english
pass exam 322(a)
not be disqualified (legally guilty of fraud, dishonesty or deceit)
Comply with other requirements established by the Department of State
Application and $42 fee
obtain and secure a bond $10,000
records recorded in the county in which the acts
✔✔Bond cancellation - ✔✔30 days notice
✔✔recording and filing time frame - ✔✔45 days - record in office at county
90 days for reappointment
✔✔Continuing ed course must exceed 3 hours 6 month prior to - ✔✔application of
renewal
, ✔✔Exemptions for Notary - ✔✔Judaical office
Federal employee or appointed person who recv's a salary
any member of General assembly
✔✔Name change charge - ✔✔Free - 30 days
✔✔letters of resignation are to be sent to - ✔✔Dept of state
Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
Harrisburg, PA
✔✔when resigning: papers and stamp must be released: - ✔✔Papers to the county
office recorder or deeds within 30 days
rubber stamp delivered to Dept of State Bureau of commissions,... in 10 days
✔✔Cancelling the bond - ✔✔30 days notice to the department
✔✔Official Signature registered in the county prothonotary office (50 cents fee) - ✔✔45
days after appointment/ reappointment
30 days after move to different county
✔✔official stamp wording requirements - ✔✔"Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Notary
Seal"
Name, "Notary Public"
county
Expiration Date:
Commission number
✔✔Official stamp border size: - ✔✔Max ht: 1 inch Max width: 3.5 inches
plain border
✔✔stamping device security is responsibility of - ✔✔notary
✔✔upon resignation or death the stamp should be: - ✔✔disabled by destroying,
defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable
✔✔upon suspension or revoking the stamp should be - ✔✔surrendered to the
commission department
✔✔loss or theft of the stamping device should be: - ✔✔promptly notified the department
upon discovery
✔✔embossing seal is - ✔✔not required
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Documents use to identify an individual must contain all of the following except:
Government issued Identification
current and unexpired
contains signature, picture or physical description
must be a US identification - ✔✔Must be us identification
✔✔Prohibited notary acts - ✔✔Drafting legal records, giving legal advice or otherwise
practice law without a license to practice law.
✔✔Notary commission is effective for - ✔✔4 years
✔✔the 6 Notary Acts are: - ✔✔acknowledgement
verification on Oath or Affirmation
signature witnessing
copy of deposition certification
Oath or affirmation
Protest
✔✔New Pennsylvania Notary Public Law house Bill 25 became - ✔✔RULONA Act 73
✔✔RULONA became effective - ✔✔October 9, 2013
✔✔Qualifications for becoming a notary: - ✔✔18 or older.
residency or work /practice in PA
US citizen or permanent resident
read and write english
pass exam 322(a)
not be disqualified (legally guilty of fraud, dishonesty or deceit)
Comply with other requirements established by the Department of State
Application and $42 fee
obtain and secure a bond $10,000
records recorded in the county in which the acts
✔✔Bond cancellation - ✔✔30 days notice
✔✔recording and filing time frame - ✔✔45 days - record in office at county
90 days for reappointment
✔✔Continuing ed course must exceed 3 hours 6 month prior to - ✔✔application of
renewal
, ✔✔Exemptions for Notary - ✔✔Judaical office
Federal employee or appointed person who recv's a salary
any member of General assembly
✔✔Name change charge - ✔✔Free - 30 days
✔✔letters of resignation are to be sent to - ✔✔Dept of state
Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
Harrisburg, PA
✔✔when resigning: papers and stamp must be released: - ✔✔Papers to the county
office recorder or deeds within 30 days
rubber stamp delivered to Dept of State Bureau of commissions,... in 10 days
✔✔Cancelling the bond - ✔✔30 days notice to the department
✔✔Official Signature registered in the county prothonotary office (50 cents fee) - ✔✔45
days after appointment/ reappointment
30 days after move to different county
✔✔official stamp wording requirements - ✔✔"Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Notary
Seal"
Name, "Notary Public"
county
Expiration Date:
Commission number
✔✔Official stamp border size: - ✔✔Max ht: 1 inch Max width: 3.5 inches
plain border
✔✔stamping device security is responsibility of - ✔✔notary
✔✔upon resignation or death the stamp should be: - ✔✔disabled by destroying,
defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable
✔✔upon suspension or revoking the stamp should be - ✔✔surrendered to the
commission department
✔✔loss or theft of the stamping device should be: - ✔✔promptly notified the department
upon discovery
✔✔embossing seal is - ✔✔not required
