PA Notary Final Exam | Actual Questions And Answers Latest
Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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When does the notary need to print their name?
- ✔✔If your signature is not legible
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True or False: A notary should apply for reappointment a minimum of 60 days before his/her
commission expires.
- ✔✔True
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True or False: A notary does not need to demand personal appearance when the signature on the
document is recognizable to the notary.
- ✔✔False
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What are you prohibited from writing in your journal?
- ✔✔Personal information (complete SSN, full bank account or drivers license number)
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True or False: A paper notary journal is required to be bound with pre- numbered pages
- ✔✔True
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True or False: A notary public should be assisting customers in drafting legal documents.
- ✔✔False
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The venue is the part of the certificate of notarial act that describes what?
- ✔✔Where the notarization is taking place (State and County)
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True or False: Before notarizing electronically, the notary needs to notify the Department of State of
each technology to be used.
- ✔✔True
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True or False: The examination must be taken by anyone who does not have an active notary
commission at the time they apply to be a notary public.
- ✔✔True
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How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State of any name and/or address
changes?
, - ✔✔30
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True or False: A notary may record notary fees and clerical/administrative fees as a lump sum in the
journal.
- ✔✔False
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What is the requirement for notifying customers of the fee schedule?
- ✔✔It must be posted at the notary's place of business or made available upon request
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"Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ______(date) by ______________(name(s) of
individual(s))" indicates which notary act?
- ✔✔Verification on Oath or Affirmation
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True or False: Wording on the official stamp can be abbreviated.
- ✔✔False
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How many days does the notary have to obtain the surety bond once appointed?
- ✔✔45
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When a notary charges fees, what does he/she need to give the customer?
- ✔✔Itemized receipt
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"This record was acknowledged before me on ____(date) by _________(name(s) of the individual(s))"
indicates which notary act?
- ✔✔Acknowledgement
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How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when an official stamp has been
lost, stolen, or misplaced?
- ✔✔10
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Who provides the notary with their commission certificate?
- ✔✔Recorder of Deeds
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What notary act allows the customer to sign the document before he/she appears before the notary?
- ✔✔Acknowledgement
Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
When does the notary need to print their name?
- ✔✔If your signature is not legible
•
True or False: A notary should apply for reappointment a minimum of 60 days before his/her
commission expires.
- ✔✔True
•
True or False: A notary does not need to demand personal appearance when the signature on the
document is recognizable to the notary.
- ✔✔False
•
What are you prohibited from writing in your journal?
- ✔✔Personal information (complete SSN, full bank account or drivers license number)
•
True or False: A paper notary journal is required to be bound with pre- numbered pages
- ✔✔True
•
True or False: A notary public should be assisting customers in drafting legal documents.
- ✔✔False
•
The venue is the part of the certificate of notarial act that describes what?
- ✔✔Where the notarization is taking place (State and County)
•
True or False: Before notarizing electronically, the notary needs to notify the Department of State of
each technology to be used.
- ✔✔True
•
True or False: The examination must be taken by anyone who does not have an active notary
commission at the time they apply to be a notary public.
- ✔✔True
•
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State of any name and/or address
changes?
, - ✔✔30
•
True or False: A notary may record notary fees and clerical/administrative fees as a lump sum in the
journal.
- ✔✔False
•
What is the requirement for notifying customers of the fee schedule?
- ✔✔It must be posted at the notary's place of business or made available upon request
•
"Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ______(date) by ______________(name(s) of
individual(s))" indicates which notary act?
- ✔✔Verification on Oath or Affirmation
•
True or False: Wording on the official stamp can be abbreviated.
- ✔✔False
•
How many days does the notary have to obtain the surety bond once appointed?
- ✔✔45
•
When a notary charges fees, what does he/she need to give the customer?
- ✔✔Itemized receipt
•
"This record was acknowledged before me on ____(date) by _________(name(s) of the individual(s))"
indicates which notary act?
- ✔✔Acknowledgement
•
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when an official stamp has been
lost, stolen, or misplaced?
- ✔✔10
•
Who provides the notary with their commission certificate?
- ✔✔Recorder of Deeds
•
What notary act allows the customer to sign the document before he/she appears before the notary?
- ✔✔Acknowledgement
