PA Notary Exam Prep | Actual Questions And Answers Latest
Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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$500
- ✔✔Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to _______.
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45 days
- ✔✔What is the maximum amount of time to record bond, oath of office and commission at
the Recorder of Deeds in the county which the notary maintains an office?
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$10,000
- ✔✔Under RULONA, what amount must surety bond from insurance company licensed in
PA in?
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30 days
- ✔✔RULONA requires a surety company provide the Department of State how many days
notice before canceling the bond?
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1) Judicial Office
2) Federal employee or appointed person who receives salary
3) Any member of the General Assembly
- ✔✔Three exemptions for notary
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a certificate documenting the act performed
- ✔✔Each notarial act the notary performs needs to be evidenced by...
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A notarial certificate
- ✔✔the wording attached to a document describing the acts performed by the notary
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A notarial certificate must include the following 5 things:
i. - ✔✔1) be executed at the same time as the act performed
ii. 2) be signed & dated by the notary
iii. 3) identify the county/state the act was performed
iv. 4) contain the title of office of the notary
v. 5) expiration date of the notary's commission
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Each notarial certificate should....
,i. - ✔✔1) be securely attached to the tangible record
ii. 2) have an official stamp affixed next to signature in a form that may be photographically
reproduced
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6 acts a notary can perform
i. - ✔✔1) taking acknowledgments
ii. 2) administering oaths & affirmations
iii. 3) taking verification on oaths & affirmations
iv. 4) witnessing / attesting signatures
v. 5) certifying / attesting copies or depositions
vi. 6) noting protests of negotiable instruments
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A notary needs to determine the following when taking acknowledgements:
- ✔✔***needs to personally appear before the notary***
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1) the individual appearing before them & making the acknowledgment has the identity he/she claims
to have
2) the signature on the record is the individual's signature
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What is a notary public?
- ✔✔An individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the department of state
(commonwealth)
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What is an official stamp?
i. - ✔✔A notary seal image***
ii. A physical image affixed to or embossed on a tangible record or an electronic image
attached to or logically associated with an electronic record.
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**does not include a stamping device or embosser**
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Pecuniary
- ✔✔relating to money
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Protest
- ✔✔a certificate of dishonor under the hand and seal of the U.S. governmental authority or
notary authorized to certify dishonor by law.
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What is a record?
, - ✔✔Information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is store in an electronic or
other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
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What is a stamping device?
i. - ✔✔1) a physical device capable of affixing to or embossing on a tangible record an
official stamp
ii. OR
iii. 2) an electronic device or process capable of attaching to or logically associating with an
electronic record an official stamp
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What is a verification on oath or affirmation?
- ✔✔A declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that
a statement in a record is true.
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***Including affidavits***
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Duty of Candor
- ✔✔An obligation to be honest and sincere in one's communications.
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What is an acknowledgment?
- ✔✔a declaration (notarial certificate) attached to a document when a notary confirms the
identity of the singer and the singer identifies being the signer of the document.
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Record
- ✔✔Information inscribed on a tangible medium.
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Notarial Officer
- ✔✔A notary authorized to perform notarial acts.
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Protest
- ✔✔A certificate of dishonor under the seal of a governmental authority.
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Applicant
- ✔✔An individual seeking appointment or reappointment as a notary.
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Appointee
- ✔✔A person appointed notary but who has not taken the oath of office yet.
Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
$500
- ✔✔Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to _______.
•
45 days
- ✔✔What is the maximum amount of time to record bond, oath of office and commission at
the Recorder of Deeds in the county which the notary maintains an office?
•
$10,000
- ✔✔Under RULONA, what amount must surety bond from insurance company licensed in
PA in?
•
30 days
- ✔✔RULONA requires a surety company provide the Department of State how many days
notice before canceling the bond?
•
1) Judicial Office
2) Federal employee or appointed person who receives salary
3) Any member of the General Assembly
- ✔✔Three exemptions for notary
•
a certificate documenting the act performed
- ✔✔Each notarial act the notary performs needs to be evidenced by...
•
A notarial certificate
- ✔✔the wording attached to a document describing the acts performed by the notary
•
A notarial certificate must include the following 5 things:
i. - ✔✔1) be executed at the same time as the act performed
ii. 2) be signed & dated by the notary
iii. 3) identify the county/state the act was performed
iv. 4) contain the title of office of the notary
v. 5) expiration date of the notary's commission
•
Each notarial certificate should....
,i. - ✔✔1) be securely attached to the tangible record
ii. 2) have an official stamp affixed next to signature in a form that may be photographically
reproduced
•
6 acts a notary can perform
i. - ✔✔1) taking acknowledgments
ii. 2) administering oaths & affirmations
iii. 3) taking verification on oaths & affirmations
iv. 4) witnessing / attesting signatures
v. 5) certifying / attesting copies or depositions
vi. 6) noting protests of negotiable instruments
•
A notary needs to determine the following when taking acknowledgements:
- ✔✔***needs to personally appear before the notary***
•
1) the individual appearing before them & making the acknowledgment has the identity he/she claims
to have
2) the signature on the record is the individual's signature
•
What is a notary public?
- ✔✔An individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the department of state
(commonwealth)
•
What is an official stamp?
i. - ✔✔A notary seal image***
ii. A physical image affixed to or embossed on a tangible record or an electronic image
attached to or logically associated with an electronic record.
•
**does not include a stamping device or embosser**
•
Pecuniary
- ✔✔relating to money
•
Protest
- ✔✔a certificate of dishonor under the hand and seal of the U.S. governmental authority or
notary authorized to certify dishonor by law.
•
What is a record?
, - ✔✔Information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is store in an electronic or
other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
•
What is a stamping device?
i. - ✔✔1) a physical device capable of affixing to or embossing on a tangible record an
official stamp
ii. OR
iii. 2) an electronic device or process capable of attaching to or logically associating with an
electronic record an official stamp
•
What is a verification on oath or affirmation?
- ✔✔A declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that
a statement in a record is true.
•
***Including affidavits***
•
Duty of Candor
- ✔✔An obligation to be honest and sincere in one's communications.
•
What is an acknowledgment?
- ✔✔a declaration (notarial certificate) attached to a document when a notary confirms the
identity of the singer and the singer identifies being the signer of the document.
•
Record
- ✔✔Information inscribed on a tangible medium.
•
Notarial Officer
- ✔✔A notary authorized to perform notarial acts.
•
Protest
- ✔✔A certificate of dishonor under the seal of a governmental authority.
•
Applicant
- ✔✔An individual seeking appointment or reappointment as a notary.
•
Appointee
- ✔✔A person appointed notary but who has not taken the oath of office yet.
