NUR 602-WEEK 2 QUIZ
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ What is a notary public?.
Answer: An appointed and commissioned public officer whose function is to
perform notarial acts as an impartial witness.
◍ Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA.
Answer: 18 years of age ( Sec 321 a 1)
◍ What are the duties of a notary public?.
Answer: Administering oaths or affirmations; certifying copies and taking
depositions, verifications, acknowledgments; witnessing or attesting a
signature; noting a protest of a negotiable instrument; performing other
duties specified by law.
◍ SECRETARY OF COMMONWALTH.
Answer: COMMISSIONS AND REGULATES NOTARIESCARRIED
OUT BY DIVISION OF COMMISSIONS
◍ HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BECOME A NOTARY.
Answer: AT LEAST 18
◍ LITERACY REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY.
Answer: READ AND WRITE ENGLISH
◍ 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.
Answer: 45 Days
,◍ Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the
following EXCEPT: - Destroying- Defacing- Damaging- Surrender
possession.
Answer: Surrender Possession
◍ Proper notarization requires the following:.
Answer: 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; NEVER GIVE ADVICE.
◍ To become a notary public in PA, you must:.
Answer: Be a citizen or permanent legal resident of the US; be a resident of
or have a place of employment in the Commonwealth (physical business
address); 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; not have been disqualified to receive a commission under section 323.
◍ 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.
Answer: $10,000
◍ CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY.
Answer: CITIZEN OR PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT OF U.S
◍ Who promulgates the rules and regulations under the Notary Act under
Chapter 3 Sec 327(a).
Answer: PA Department of State
◍ Who cannot become a notary public?.
Answer: 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 US to which
, compensation is attached; Any person who has been convicted of or
accepted Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition for any felony offense or
any misdemeanor offense involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit as set forth
in 167.121 within five years preceding the date of application for
appointment, though this may be rebutted under extraordinary
circumstances; any member of the General Assembly of PA.
◍ RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY.
Answer: LIVE OR HAVE A PLACE OF REGULAR, ONGOING
EMPLOYMENT OR PRACTICE IN PA. EMPLOYER MAY BE ASKED
FOR PROOF BY COMMISSION
◍ WHO HAS TO TAKE THE NOTARY EXAM.
Answer: FIRST TIME APPLICANTS OR NOTARIES WHO HAVE
ALLOWED THEIR COMMISSION TO LAPSE
◍ All of the following are permitted EXCEPTacknowledgementsoaths and
affirmationsstamped signaturesverification's.
Answer: Stamped Signatures
◍ PA NOTARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
Answer: MUST COMPLETE REQUIRED NOTARY EDUCATION
WITHIN 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO APPLYING TO BE A NOTARY
◍ RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to give
notice to the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing.
Answer: 30 Days
◍ The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within
the border) except.
Answer: the notary's physical address
◍ The notary Journal must contain all of the following: (6).
Answer: 1. Date and time of act2. Type of act3. Identification of the
individual4. Notary fee (n/a) 5. Clerical or administrative fees (n/a)6.
Customer name & city and state
, ◍ 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.
Answer: $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.
Answer: 30 Days
◍ A notary public applicant will not be issued a notary public commission
unless:.
Answer: 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; the applicant has not made a material misstatement or
omission of fact in the application; the applicant has provided proof of
completion of a 3-hour preapproved notary public course within 6 months
preceding application; the applicant has not been convicted of or pled guilty
of a felony or lesser offense incompatible with the duties of a notary public
during the 5 year period preceding the date of application; the applicant has
not had a prior notary public commission revoked by the Commonwealth or
any other state during the 5 year period preceding the date of application.
◍ YOU CANNOT BECOME A NOTARY IF YOU.
Answer: -ARE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-A MEMBER OF PA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY-BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED BY
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIARY DEPARTMENTS OF
FEDERAL GOVT-DQ'D BY CRIMINAL ACTS DURING 5 YRS PRIOR
TO APPLYING
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ What is a notary public?.
Answer: An appointed and commissioned public officer whose function is to
perform notarial acts as an impartial witness.
◍ Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA.
Answer: 18 years of age ( Sec 321 a 1)
◍ What are the duties of a notary public?.
Answer: Administering oaths or affirmations; certifying copies and taking
depositions, verifications, acknowledgments; witnessing or attesting a
signature; noting a protest of a negotiable instrument; performing other
duties specified by law.
◍ SECRETARY OF COMMONWALTH.
Answer: COMMISSIONS AND REGULATES NOTARIESCARRIED
OUT BY DIVISION OF COMMISSIONS
◍ HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BECOME A NOTARY.
Answer: AT LEAST 18
◍ LITERACY REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY.
Answer: READ AND WRITE ENGLISH
◍ 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.
Answer: 45 Days
,◍ Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the
following EXCEPT: - Destroying- Defacing- Damaging- Surrender
possession.
Answer: Surrender Possession
◍ Proper notarization requires the following:.
Answer: 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; NEVER GIVE ADVICE.
◍ To become a notary public in PA, you must:.
Answer: Be a citizen or permanent legal resident of the US; be a resident of
or have a place of employment in the Commonwealth (physical business
address); 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; not have been disqualified to receive a commission under section 323.
◍ 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.
Answer: $10,000
◍ CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY.
Answer: CITIZEN OR PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT OF U.S
◍ Who promulgates the rules and regulations under the Notary Act under
Chapter 3 Sec 327(a).
Answer: PA Department of State
◍ Who cannot become a notary public?.
Answer: 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 US to which
, compensation is attached; Any person who has been convicted of or
accepted Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition for any felony offense or
any misdemeanor offense involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit as set forth
in 167.121 within five years preceding the date of application for
appointment, though this may be rebutted under extraordinary
circumstances; any member of the General Assembly of PA.
◍ RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR A PA NOTARY.
Answer: LIVE OR HAVE A PLACE OF REGULAR, ONGOING
EMPLOYMENT OR PRACTICE IN PA. EMPLOYER MAY BE ASKED
FOR PROOF BY COMMISSION
◍ WHO HAS TO TAKE THE NOTARY EXAM.
Answer: FIRST TIME APPLICANTS OR NOTARIES WHO HAVE
ALLOWED THEIR COMMISSION TO LAPSE
◍ All of the following are permitted EXCEPTacknowledgementsoaths and
affirmationsstamped signaturesverification's.
Answer: Stamped Signatures
◍ PA NOTARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
Answer: MUST COMPLETE REQUIRED NOTARY EDUCATION
WITHIN 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO APPLYING TO BE A NOTARY
◍ RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to give
notice to the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing.
Answer: 30 Days
◍ The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within
the border) except.
Answer: the notary's physical address
◍ The notary Journal must contain all of the following: (6).
Answer: 1. Date and time of act2. Type of act3. Identification of the
individual4. Notary fee (n/a) 5. Clerical or administrative fees (n/a)6.
Customer name & city and state
, ◍ 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.
Answer: $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.
Answer: 30 Days
◍ A notary public applicant will not be issued a notary public commission
unless:.
Answer: 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; the applicant has not made a material misstatement or
omission of fact in the application; the applicant has provided proof of
completion of a 3-hour preapproved notary public course within 6 months
preceding application; the applicant has not been convicted of or pled guilty
of a felony or lesser offense incompatible with the duties of a notary public
during the 5 year period preceding the date of application; the applicant has
not had a prior notary public commission revoked by the Commonwealth or
any other state during the 5 year period preceding the date of application.
◍ YOU CANNOT BECOME A NOTARY IF YOU.
Answer: -ARE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-A MEMBER OF PA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY-BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED BY
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIARY DEPARTMENTS OF
FEDERAL GOVT-DQ'D BY CRIMINAL ACTS DURING 5 YRS PRIOR
TO APPLYING
