PA NOTARY STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
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A notary commission which began on January 1, 2017 (12:00 a.m.) will end on:
- CORRECT ANSWER-January 1, 2021 (11:59 p.m.)
A notary public is not licensed to practice law and may not, under any
circumstances, give legal advice unless he/she is a licensed attorney. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
You must be employed in or a legal resident of Pennsylvania to be eligible to
become a notary public in this state. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The notary public term of office is ______ years. - CORRECT ANSWER-Four
Applications for reappointment should be filed at least ________ prior to the
expiration of the commission - CORRECT ANSWER-Two to three months
Notaries public are required to execute a _______ bond following
appointment. - CORRECT ANSWER-$10,000
Pennsylvania requires notaries to file a security bond no later than ______ days
after the beginning of the prescribed commission term. - CORRECT ANSWER-45
Days
The state application filing fee is ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-$42
A notary journal/ register is required by law. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
, Administrative suspension or revocation of one's commission may result for
failure to comply with notarial procedures and laws. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
If a notary public secured his/her notary appointment while employed and the
employer paid for the costs incurred, and the notary's employment is
subsequently terminated, the notary must: - CORRECT ANSWER-Not surrender
the notary's stamp, seal or journal to the employer.
The use of a notary public seal by a person who is not the notary public named
on the seal is considered an impersonation of a notary public and subject to
the penalties set forth by law. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Notary seals must be photographically reproducible. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
An embosser can be used in place of a rubber stamp seal. - CORRECT ANSWER-
False
Upon a notary public's, disqualification, revocation or expiration of a
commission, the notary public seal must be surrendered to the Department of
State or destroyed within: - CORRECT ANSWER-30 Days
Upon a notary public's resignation, disqualification, revocation or expiration of
a commission, the notary public seal must be surrendered to the Department
of State. Any person who fails to comply with this requirement shall be guilty of
a summary offense and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
exceeding ______ or to imprisonment not exceeding ______ , or both. -
CORRECT ANSWER-$1,000, 0 Days
The notary seal, the notary commission certificate, and any other papers
belonging to the notary public, i.e., a record book or journal of notarial acts,
are the property of: - CORRECT ANSWER-The notary public
ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM
A notary commission which began on January 1, 2017 (12:00 a.m.) will end on:
- CORRECT ANSWER-January 1, 2021 (11:59 p.m.)
A notary public is not licensed to practice law and may not, under any
circumstances, give legal advice unless he/she is a licensed attorney. - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
You must be employed in or a legal resident of Pennsylvania to be eligible to
become a notary public in this state. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The notary public term of office is ______ years. - CORRECT ANSWER-Four
Applications for reappointment should be filed at least ________ prior to the
expiration of the commission - CORRECT ANSWER-Two to three months
Notaries public are required to execute a _______ bond following
appointment. - CORRECT ANSWER-$10,000
Pennsylvania requires notaries to file a security bond no later than ______ days
after the beginning of the prescribed commission term. - CORRECT ANSWER-45
Days
The state application filing fee is ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-$42
A notary journal/ register is required by law. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
, Administrative suspension or revocation of one's commission may result for
failure to comply with notarial procedures and laws. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
If a notary public secured his/her notary appointment while employed and the
employer paid for the costs incurred, and the notary's employment is
subsequently terminated, the notary must: - CORRECT ANSWER-Not surrender
the notary's stamp, seal or journal to the employer.
The use of a notary public seal by a person who is not the notary public named
on the seal is considered an impersonation of a notary public and subject to
the penalties set forth by law. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Notary seals must be photographically reproducible. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
An embosser can be used in place of a rubber stamp seal. - CORRECT ANSWER-
False
Upon a notary public's, disqualification, revocation or expiration of a
commission, the notary public seal must be surrendered to the Department of
State or destroyed within: - CORRECT ANSWER-30 Days
Upon a notary public's resignation, disqualification, revocation or expiration of
a commission, the notary public seal must be surrendered to the Department
of State. Any person who fails to comply with this requirement shall be guilty of
a summary offense and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
exceeding ______ or to imprisonment not exceeding ______ , or both. -
CORRECT ANSWER-$1,000, 0 Days
The notary seal, the notary commission certificate, and any other papers
belonging to the notary public, i.e., a record book or journal of notarial acts,
are the property of: - CORRECT ANSWER-The notary public
