PA Notary Study Guide

A notary commission which began on January 1, 2017 (12:00 a.m.) will end on: - Answer- January 1, 2021 (11:59 p.m.) A notary public is not licensed to practice law and may not, under any circumstances, give legal advice unless he/she is a licensed attorney. - Answer- True You must be employed in or a legal resident of Pennsylvania to be eligible to become a notary public in this state. - Answer- True The notary public term of office is ______ years. - Answer- Four Applications for reappointment should be filed at least ________ prior to the expiration of the commission - Answer- Two to three months Notaries public are required to execute a _______ bond following appointment. - Answer- $10,000 Pennsylvania requires notaries to file a security bond no later than ______ days after the beginning of the prescribed commission term. - Answer- 45 Days The state application filing fee is ______. - Answer- $42 A notary journal/ register is required by law. - Answer- True Administrative suspension or revocation of one's commission may result for failure to comply with notarial procedures and laws. - Answer- True If a notary public secured his/her notary appointment while employed and the employer paid for the costs incurred, and the notary's employment is subsequently terminated, the notary must: - Answer- Not surrender the notary's stamp, seal or journal to the employer. The use of a notary public seal by a person who is not the notary public named on the seal is considered an impersonation of a notary public and subject to the penalties set forth by law. - Answer- True Notary seals must be photographically reproducible. - Answer- True An embosser can be used in place of a rubber stamp seal. - Answer- False Upon a notary public's, disqualification, revocation or expiration of a commission, the notary public seal must be surrendered to the Department of State or destroyed within: - Answer- 30 D