PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ 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. Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth and
recorder of deeds of county where he maintains an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10
◉ When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a
notary public do? Answer: shall determine that the proffered copy is
a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of that which
was copied.
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. Answer: 10 days
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. Answer: $300, 90 days
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. Answer: may not
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. Answer: personal knowledge
RULONA 305
◉ RULONA is the abbreviation for Answer: 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. Answer: Acknowledgment
RULONA 302
◉ T/F?
The definition for "Conviction" does not have to include a sentence
ordered by the court. Answer: True
RULONA 302
Conviction means any of the following, even if a sentence was not
ordered by a court:
( 1 ) An entry of a plea of guilty or "no contest".
( 2 ) A guilty verdict in a trial (with or without a jury).
( 3 ) Not guilty due to insanity, or guilty but mentally ill.
◉ An electronic symbol, sound or process attached to or logically
associated with a record and executed or adopted by an individual
with the intent to sign the record is known as
_____________________________. Answer: electronic signature
RULONA 302
◉ T/F?
A signature does not have to be in written form. Answer: True
, RULONA 302
Signature can be a tangible symbol or an electronic signature which
evidences the signing of a record.
◉ T/F?
A stamping device can be physical or electronic. Answer: True
RULONA 302
Stamping device. Any of the following:
( 1 ) A physical device capable of affixing to or
embossing on a tangible record an official
stamp.
( 2 ) An electronic device or process capable of
attaching to or logically associating with an
electronic record an official stamp.
◉ "__________________________________________" is a declaration made by an
individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that a
statement in a record is true. The term included an affidavit.
Answer: Verification on oath or affirmation
RULONA 302
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ 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. Answer: Secretary of the Commonwealth and
recorder of deeds of county where he maintains an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10
◉ When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a
notary public do? Answer: shall determine that the proffered copy is
a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of that which
was copied.
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. Answer: 10 days
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. Answer: $300, 90 days
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. Answer: may not
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. Answer: personal knowledge
RULONA 305
◉ RULONA is the abbreviation for Answer: 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. Answer: Acknowledgment
RULONA 302
◉ T/F?
The definition for "Conviction" does not have to include a sentence
ordered by the court. Answer: True
RULONA 302
Conviction means any of the following, even if a sentence was not
ordered by a court:
( 1 ) An entry of a plea of guilty or "no contest".
( 2 ) A guilty verdict in a trial (with or without a jury).
( 3 ) Not guilty due to insanity, or guilty but mentally ill.
◉ An electronic symbol, sound or process attached to or logically
associated with a record and executed or adopted by an individual
with the intent to sign the record is known as
_____________________________. Answer: electronic signature
RULONA 302
◉ T/F?
A signature does not have to be in written form. Answer: True
, RULONA 302
Signature can be a tangible symbol or an electronic signature which
evidences the signing of a record.
◉ T/F?
A stamping device can be physical or electronic. Answer: True
RULONA 302
Stamping device. Any of the following:
( 1 ) A physical device capable of affixing to or
embossing on a tangible record an official
stamp.
( 2 ) An electronic device or process capable of
attaching to or logically associating with an
electronic record an official stamp.
◉ "__________________________________________" is a declaration made by an
individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that a
statement in a record is true. The term included an affidavit.
Answer: Verification on oath or affirmation
RULONA 302
