PA Notary Practice Test 1 | Actual Questions And Answers
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS
- ✔✔The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
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Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence
- ✔✔Their county of residence
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3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person shall be appointed as a notary public
who has been convicted of ______________.
- ✔✔Any misdemeanor
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The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of official character has been filed
shall collect for the filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
- ✔✔$10
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A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any instrument as a notary public is guilty
of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony
- ✔✔Misdemeanor
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Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections
- ✔✔Sheriff
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Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
- ✔✔$2
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The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a notary public may
be:
1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct
- ✔✔1,2,3 and 4 are correct
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9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments
- ✔✔Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
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A notary public who is an attorney at law admitted to practice in NYS may:
1. Administer an oath or affirmation to his client 2. take the affidavit or acknowledgment to his client
A. 1 and 2 are not correct
B. Only 1 is correct
C. Only 2 is correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct
- ✔✔1 and 2 are correct
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A person who holds himself out to be a notary public but is not, or a notary public who commits fraud or
deceit in the performance of his duties, is guilty of-
A. A petty offense
B. A misdemeanor
C. A felony
D. None of the above
- ✔✔A misdemeanor
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS
- ✔✔The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
•
Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence
- ✔✔Their county of residence
•
3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person shall be appointed as a notary public
who has been convicted of ______________.
- ✔✔Any misdemeanor
•
The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of official character has been filed
shall collect for the filing-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
- ✔✔$10
•
A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any instrument as a notary public is guilty
of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony
- ✔✔Misdemeanor
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Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections
- ✔✔Sheriff
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Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10
- ✔✔$2
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The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official character of a notary public may
be:
1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct
- ✔✔1,2,3 and 4 are correct
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9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments
- ✔✔Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
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A notary public who is an attorney at law admitted to practice in NYS may:
1. Administer an oath or affirmation to his client 2. take the affidavit or acknowledgment to his client
A. 1 and 2 are not correct
B. Only 1 is correct
C. Only 2 is correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct
- ✔✔1 and 2 are correct
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A person who holds himself out to be a notary public but is not, or a notary public who commits fraud or
deceit in the performance of his duties, is guilty of-
A. A petty offense
B. A misdemeanor
C. A felony
D. None of the above
- ✔✔A misdemeanor
