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PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR WITH 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
QUESTION: Which of the following is not listed as a notarial act in
A. taking an acknowledgment
B. administering an oath or affirmation
C. witnessing or attesting a signature
D. testifying on a civil jury - ANSWER-D. testifying on a civil jury
Other valid notarial acts include:
* taking a verification on oath or affirmation
* certifying or attesting a copy or deposition
* noting a protest of a negotiable instrument
RULONA 302
QUESTION: A "Person" does not include:
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A. Any individual
B. A government or governmental subdivision, agency
or instrumentality
C. A trained pet
D. Any other legal or commercial entity - ANSWER-C. A trained pet
"Person" also includes "corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership,
limited liability company, association, joint venture or public corporation."
RULONA 302
QUESTION: In which of the following cases is a notary prohibited from performing a notarial
act? In all cases where:
A. notary is a shareholder of a publicly traded company that is a party to the transaction.
B. the notarial officer's wife has a pecuniary interest
C. notary is an employee of a corporate party
D. fee of notary is not contingent on the transaction - ANSWER-B. the notarial officer's wife has
a pecuniary interest
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A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with repect to a record in which the notarial
officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.
RULONA 304
QUESTION: Specified satisfactory evidence includes all of the following, except:
A. a passport
B. a driver's license
C. nondriver identification card
D. an IRS W-2 form - ANSWER-D. an IRD W-2 form
Any government ID not specified in RULONA 307 must be:
(A) is current;
(B) contains the signature or a photograph of the
individual; and
(C) is satisfactory to the notarial officer.
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QUESTION: If the notary determines that the individual's signature on the record or statement
does not conform to the signature on a form of identification used to determine the identity of
the individual; the notary public:
A. can accept either signature
B. can charge a higher fee because of the default
C. may not question the identity
D. may refuse to perform the notarial act. - ANSWER-D. may refuse to perform the notarial act
A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notarial officer is not satisfied that
the individual's signature on the record or statement substantially conforms to the signature on
a form of identification used to determine the identity of the individual.
QUESTION: If the notary determines that the individual's signature on the record or statement
does not conform to the signature on a form of identification used to determine the identity of
the individual; the notary public::
A. can accept either signature.
B. can charge a higher fee because of the default.
C. may not question the identity.
D. may refuse to perform the notarial act. - ANSWER-D. may refuse to perform the notarial act
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PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR WITH 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
QUESTION: Which of the following is not listed as a notarial act in
A. taking an acknowledgment
B. administering an oath or affirmation
C. witnessing or attesting a signature
D. testifying on a civil jury - ANSWER-D. testifying on a civil jury
Other valid notarial acts include:
* taking a verification on oath or affirmation
* certifying or attesting a copy or deposition
* noting a protest of a negotiable instrument
RULONA 302
QUESTION: A "Person" does not include:
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A. Any individual
B. A government or governmental subdivision, agency
or instrumentality
C. A trained pet
D. Any other legal or commercial entity - ANSWER-C. A trained pet
"Person" also includes "corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership,
limited liability company, association, joint venture or public corporation."
RULONA 302
QUESTION: In which of the following cases is a notary prohibited from performing a notarial
act? In all cases where:
A. notary is a shareholder of a publicly traded company that is a party to the transaction.
B. the notarial officer's wife has a pecuniary interest
C. notary is an employee of a corporate party
D. fee of notary is not contingent on the transaction - ANSWER-B. the notarial officer's wife has
a pecuniary interest
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A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with repect to a record in which the notarial
officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.
RULONA 304
QUESTION: Specified satisfactory evidence includes all of the following, except:
A. a passport
B. a driver's license
C. nondriver identification card
D. an IRS W-2 form - ANSWER-D. an IRD W-2 form
Any government ID not specified in RULONA 307 must be:
(A) is current;
(B) contains the signature or a photograph of the
individual; and
(C) is satisfactory to the notarial officer.
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QUESTION: If the notary determines that the individual's signature on the record or statement
does not conform to the signature on a form of identification used to determine the identity of
the individual; the notary public:
A. can accept either signature
B. can charge a higher fee because of the default
C. may not question the identity
D. may refuse to perform the notarial act. - ANSWER-D. may refuse to perform the notarial act
A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notarial officer is not satisfied that
the individual's signature on the record or statement substantially conforms to the signature on
a form of identification used to determine the identity of the individual.
QUESTION: If the notary determines that the individual's signature on the record or statement
does not conform to the signature on a form of identification used to determine the identity of
the individual; the notary public::
A. can accept either signature.
B. can charge a higher fee because of the default.
C. may not question the identity.
D. may refuse to perform the notarial act. - ANSWER-D. may refuse to perform the notarial act
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