PA Notary Public Practice Exam | Actual Questions And
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commission notaries public for a term
of ______ years from the date of appointment.
i. - ✔✔4 years
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 2
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The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the _________________.
i. - ✔✔Commonwealth
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 2
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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.
i. - ✔✔18 years old
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 3
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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.
i. - ✔✔Secretary of the Commonwealth
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 3
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Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
______________________________________________.
i. - ✔✔Secretary of the Commonwealth
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 5
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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.
i. - ✔✔5 years
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 5
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A notary applicant must complete at least _____ hours of approved notary education within the _____
month period immediately preceding his application.
i. - ✔✔3 hours, 6 months
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 5
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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.
i. - ✔✔2 months
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 6
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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.
i. - ✔✔5 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 7
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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.
i. - ✔✔business
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 7
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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 $___________________.
i. - ✔✔$10,000
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 8
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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.
i. - ✔✔two
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 8
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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.
i. - ✔✔30 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 8
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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.
i. - ✔✔office of the recorder of deeds
,ii. Notary Public Law: Section 8
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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.
i. - ✔✔45 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 8
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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.
i. - ✔✔45 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 9
iii. (In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of
courts' office within said period.)
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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.
i. - ✔✔30 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 9
iii. (In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of
courts' office within said period.)
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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.
i. - ✔✔commission
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 9
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Change of Name
Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise, such notary may
continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he was commissioned, until the
______________________________.
i. - ✔✔expiration of term
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 10
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When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after entry of a name change decree,
or after such name change, if not by decree of court, notify the
________________________________________ of such name change.
i. - ✔✔Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where he maintains
an office
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 10
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When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notary public do?
i. - ✔✔shall determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or
reproduction of that which was copied.
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 12
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If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or recalled, or if a notary public
resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver the seal to the Department of State within ________ days after
notice from the department or from date of resignation, as the case may be.
i. - ✔✔10 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
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Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a summary offense and
upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $___________ or to
imprisonment not exceeding ________ days, or both.
i. - ✔✔$300, 90 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
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A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which the notarial
officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.
i. - ✔✔may not
ii. RULONA 304
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Notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from
______________________________ or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person, that the
Person appearing before notarial officer and making the acknowledgement is the person claimed.
i. - ✔✔personal knowledge
ii. RULONA 305
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RULONA is the abbreviation for
- ✔✔Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts RULONA 301
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"________________________________" is a declaration made in front of a notary that:
( 1 ) the person signed the record for the reason
stated in the record; and that
( 2 ) if the person signed as a representative, he did
so with proper authority.
i. - ✔✔Acknowledgment
ii. RULONA 302
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commission notaries public for a term
of ______ years from the date of appointment.
i. - ✔✔4 years
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 2
•
The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the _________________.
i. - ✔✔Commonwealth
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔18 years old
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔Secretary of the Commonwealth
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 3
•
Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
______________________________________________.
i. - ✔✔Secretary of the Commonwealth
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔5 years
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔3 hours, 6 months
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 5
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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.
i. - ✔✔2 months
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔5 days
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔business
ii. 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 $___________________.
i. - ✔✔$10,000
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔two
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔30 days
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔office of the recorder of deeds
,ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔45 days
ii. 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.
i. - ✔✔45 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 9
iii. (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.
i. - ✔✔30 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 9
iii. (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.
i. - ✔✔commission
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 9
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Change of Name
Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise, such notary may
continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he was commissioned, until the
______________________________.
i. - ✔✔expiration of term
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 10
•
When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after entry of a name change decree,
or after such name change, if not by decree of court, notify the
________________________________________ of such name change.
i. - ✔✔Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where he maintains
an office
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 10
, •
When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notary public do?
i. - ✔✔shall determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or
reproduction of that which was copied.
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 12
•
If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or recalled, or if a notary public
resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver the seal to the Department of State within ________ days after
notice from the department or from date of resignation, as the case may be.
i. - ✔✔10 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
•
Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a summary offense and
upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $___________ or to
imprisonment not exceeding ________ days, or both.
i. - ✔✔$300, 90 days
ii. Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
•
A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which the notarial
officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.
i. - ✔✔may not
ii. RULONA 304
•
Notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from
______________________________ or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person, that the
Person appearing before notarial officer and making the acknowledgement is the person claimed.
i. - ✔✔personal knowledge
ii. RULONA 305
•
RULONA is the abbreviation for
- ✔✔Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts RULONA 301
•
"________________________________" is a declaration made in front of a notary that:
( 1 ) the person signed the record for the reason
stated in the record; and that
( 2 ) if the person signed as a representative, he did
so with proper authority.
i. - ✔✔Acknowledgment
ii. RULONA 302
