Pennsylvania Notary Public Examination 2023

Pennsylvania Notary Public Examination/ Pennsylvania Notary Public Examination 1. Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA: 18 years of age ( Sec 321 a 1) 2. Maximum time requirement for the bond, oath of office and commission to be recorded in the office of recorder of deeds of the county in which the Notary maintains an office: 45 Days 3. Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to obtain a surety bond from an insurance company licensed in PA in the order of the amount: - $10,000 4. RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to give notice to the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing: 30 Days 5. The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within the border) except: the notary's physical address 6. The department of state may impose an administrative penalty on a Notary for each act or omission which constitutes a violation of Chapter 3 or on any person who performs a notarial act without being properly appointed and commissioned as a Notary up to: $1000 7. A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any other person know- ingly in possession of the journal upon the death of or the adjudication of incompetency of the Notary to delivery the journal tot he recorder of deeds in the county in which the Notary has maintained an office withing: 30 Days 8. Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of commission, or revoca- tion of commission, the notary must deliver the journal to the recorder of Deeds in the county in which they work within: 30 Days 9. The Notary commission application fee for the state of PA: $42 10. Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the following EXCEPT: - Destroying - Defacing - Damaging - Surrender possession: Surrender possession 11. Surrendering possession of the stamping device only used at times of: suspension or revocation 12. who promulgate the rules and regulations under the Notary Act under chapter 3 Sec 327 a: PA Dept of State 13. All of the following are permitted EXCEPT Acknowledgements oaths and affirmations stamped signatures verifications: stamped signatures 14. In the venue of the document it must contain the State of Pennsylvania or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and (the county): The county in which the act/signing occurs 15. The notary Journal must contain all of the following:: the date and time of act type of act identification of the individual notary fee (n/a) clerical or administrative fees (n/a) customer name & cit and state 16. Refusal to perform a notarial act includes: compentcy of the party non-voluntary signature Physical appearance does not resemble the identification provided well enough 17. The Notary Act requires a Notary to notify the Department of State if the notary's journal is lost or stolen within:: promptly. 18. e-notary requires all except: Tamper-evidence Notary accepted technology Secretary of State needs to be notified of the electronic records being used by a specific not: 19. Documents use to identify an individual must contain all of the following except: Government issued Identification current and unexpired contains signature, picture or physical description must be a US identification: Must be us identification 20. Prohibited notary acts: Drafting legal records, giving legal advice or other- wise practice law without a license to practice law. 21. Notary commission is effective for: 4 years 22. the 6 Notary Acts are:: acknowledgement verification on Oath or Affirmation signature witnessing copy of deposition certification Oath or affirmation Protest 23. New Pennsylvania Notary Public Law house Bill 25 became: RULONA Act 73 24. RULONA became effective: October 9, 2013 25. Qualifications for becoming a notary:: 18 or older. residency or work /practice in PA US citizen or permanent resident read and write english pass exam 322(a) not be disqualified (legally guilty of fraud, dishonesty or deceit) Comply with other requirements established by the Department of State Application and $42 fee obtain and secure a bond $10,000 records recorded in the county in which the acts 26. Bond cancellation: 30 days notice 27. recording and filing time frame: 45 days - record in office at county 90 days for reappointment 28. Continuing ed course must exceed 3 hours 6 month prior to: application of renewal 29. Exemptions for Notary: Judaical office Federal employee or appointed person who recv's a salary any member of General assembly 30. Name change charge: Free - 30 days 31. letters of resignation are to be sent to: Dept of state Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation Harrisburg, PA 32. when resigning: papers and stamp must be released:: Papers to the county office recorder or deeds within 30 days rubber stamp delivered to Dept of State Bureau of commissions,... in 10 days 33. Cancelling the bond: 30 days notice to the department 34. Official Signature registered in the county prothonotary office (50 cents fee): 45 days after appointment/ reappointment 30 days after move to different county 35. official stamp wording requirements: "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Notary Seal" Name, "Notary Public" county Expiration Date: Commission number 36. Official stamp border size:: Max ht: 1 inch Max width: 3.5 inches plain border 37. stamping device security is responsibility of: notary 38. upon resignation or death the stamp should be:: disabled by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable 39. upon suspension or revoking the stamp should be: surrendered to the commission department 40. loss or theft of the stamping device should be:: promptly notified the department upon discovery 41. embossing seal is: not required 42. Journal should be in order: chronological 43. seperate journals can be held for: tangible and electronic records 44. tangible journals should be: bound with numbered pages 45. electronic journals should be: tamper - evident format the complies with the regulations of the department 46. journal entries should be made: contemporaneously with the act 47. Certified journal entry copies are permissible when: is properly applied for 48. electronic records requires the notary be registered with the department (when): prior to use 49. Electronic records statute permits, but doesn't not require, the notary official stamp that contains: official signature date of notarization county and state of act title of notarial officer notary's expiration date. 50. electronic records requires that: notarial certificate be attached affixed or associated with the electronic record. 51. notary fees should be fixed (set) by: state department 52. All notary fees are $ except: Taking acknowledgements (additional names) $2. Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument per page $3 53. Notary fees need to be displayed in the: place of the notary act. 54. No fee charged for: affidavit for absentee ballot. 55. Complaints may be filed by anyone for any reason, written response must be made after notification: 30 days 56. Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to: 500.0 57. all hearings for complaints are held: in Harrisburg 58. Administrative penalty can be imposed up to for each act: - 1000. 59. Prohibited acts are: No authority - ie giving legal advice False advertising - of any kind designation - not able to use the term Notario or "notario publico" representations- - (act in any legal advisor role) Original records - withholding access or possession of original records. crime codes 60. Identifying your customer: 3 ways to ID your customer: Personal Knowl- edge Satisfactory evidence Second party knowledge 61. Personal Knowledge identification occurs with: Personally know them 1-1 relationship variety of situations over a long period of time 62. Satisfactory evidence of Identification: Current government issues ID with ID number and at least one: - Signature - Photograph