PA NOTARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
1. When does the notary need to print their name? When their signa-
ture is illegible
2. What is a notary prohibited from writing in their jour- Personal informa-
nal? tion, such as com-
plete Driver's Li-
cense numbers,
complete ID card
numbers, com-
plete Social Secu-
rity numbers and
complete account
numbers
3. Education needs to be completed within months 6
of applying for appointment or reappointment
4. What is the amount of the required surety bond? $10,000
5. You must be at least years old to be eligible for a office.
notary commission in the state of Pennsylvania Your
bond,
6. True or False: You must live or work in this state to oath of
be eligible for a notary commission in the state of office,
Pennsylvania and
notary
7. There is a day deadline between the date you are com-
appointed and when you must have your bond, oath
of office, and commission recorded in the office of
the recorder of deeds in the county in which your
maintain your office of record.
8. You have months after you are authorized to sit
for the notary exam to pass the test.
9. When your notary application is approved but you
have not taken the oath of office, you are considered:
10. After your appointment you will take your oath of
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True
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6 months
an appointee recorder of deeds
, mission must be recorded in the office of the
11. True or False? If you hold a current notary commis- False
sion and are elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
you can continue to perform your notarial duties until
your commission expires
12. is a plea by Nolo contendere
which a defendant accepts a conviction as though a
guilty plea has been entered but does not admit guilt.
13. True or False? You are only permitted to take the False
notary exam twice without passing.
14. Your official signature has to be registered in the prothontary's
office of the county where
you maintain your office of record.
15. When you renew your four-year notary public com- notary public con-
mission, one of the requirements will be completing tinuing education
a: course which has
been approved by
the Department
16. To be eligible for appointment and commission as three hours
a notary public an applicant must have completed
hours of approved notary education.
17. True or False? When you leave your employer where false
you served as a notary public your employer should
keep your notarial journal.
18. True or False? You cannot perform a notarial act with True
respect to a record in which you or your spouse has
a direct or pecuniary (monetary) interest.
19. If your legal name changes you have days to 30
notify the department
, 20. A is a statement indicat- notarial certificate
ing the type of notarial act performed
21. True or False? After you receive your commission, True
you can perform notarial acts in any county within the
state of Pennsylvania.
22. True or False? You set the amount of the fees you will False. The depart-
charge for notarial acts. ment regulates the
maximum fees a
notary may charge
for any notarial
act. However, you
may charge rea-
sonable adminis-
trative fees for ser-
vices like copying
and postage
23. You are not permitted to charge a fee for an emergency ab-
notarizing the supporting affidavit required in sentee ballot
.
24. True or False? You are required to charge the fees the False. The depart-
department defines for notarial acts. ment regulates the
maximum fee a
notary may charge
for any notarial
act. However, you
may waive your
right to charge
any fee or set
your fees to low-
er amounts than
those set by the
department.
25. Your notarial seal must be a rubber stamp con- Commonwealth of
taining the words " " Pennsylvania
along with the words :
1. When does the notary need to print their name? When their signa-
ture is illegible
2. What is a notary prohibited from writing in their jour- Personal informa-
nal? tion, such as com-
plete Driver's Li-
cense numbers,
complete ID card
numbers, com-
plete Social Secu-
rity numbers and
complete account
numbers
3. Education needs to be completed within months 6
of applying for appointment or reappointment
4. What is the amount of the required surety bond? $10,000
5. You must be at least years old to be eligible for a office.
notary commission in the state of Pennsylvania Your
bond,
6. True or False: You must live or work in this state to oath of
be eligible for a notary commission in the state of office,
Pennsylvania and
notary
7. There is a day deadline between the date you are com-
appointed and when you must have your bond, oath
of office, and commission recorded in the office of
the recorder of deeds in the county in which your
maintain your office of record.
8. You have months after you are authorized to sit
for the notary exam to pass the test.
9. When your notary application is approved but you
have not taken the oath of office, you are considered:
10. After your appointment you will take your oath of
,18
True
45
6 months
an appointee recorder of deeds
, mission must be recorded in the office of the
11. True or False? If you hold a current notary commis- False
sion and are elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
you can continue to perform your notarial duties until
your commission expires
12. is a plea by Nolo contendere
which a defendant accepts a conviction as though a
guilty plea has been entered but does not admit guilt.
13. True or False? You are only permitted to take the False
notary exam twice without passing.
14. Your official signature has to be registered in the prothontary's
office of the county where
you maintain your office of record.
15. When you renew your four-year notary public com- notary public con-
mission, one of the requirements will be completing tinuing education
a: course which has
been approved by
the Department
16. To be eligible for appointment and commission as three hours
a notary public an applicant must have completed
hours of approved notary education.
17. True or False? When you leave your employer where false
you served as a notary public your employer should
keep your notarial journal.
18. True or False? You cannot perform a notarial act with True
respect to a record in which you or your spouse has
a direct or pecuniary (monetary) interest.
19. If your legal name changes you have days to 30
notify the department
, 20. A is a statement indicat- notarial certificate
ing the type of notarial act performed
21. True or False? After you receive your commission, True
you can perform notarial acts in any county within the
state of Pennsylvania.
22. True or False? You set the amount of the fees you will False. The depart-
charge for notarial acts. ment regulates the
maximum fees a
notary may charge
for any notarial
act. However, you
may charge rea-
sonable adminis-
trative fees for ser-
vices like copying
and postage
23. You are not permitted to charge a fee for an emergency ab-
notarizing the supporting affidavit required in sentee ballot
.
24. True or False? You are required to charge the fees the False. The depart-
department defines for notarial acts. ment regulates the
maximum fee a
notary may charge
for any notarial
act. However, you
may waive your
right to charge
any fee or set
your fees to low-
er amounts than
those set by the
department.
25. Your notarial seal must be a rubber stamp con- Commonwealth of
taining the words " " Pennsylvania
along with the words :
