PA Notary Study Guide
A notary commission which began on January 1, 2017 (12:00 a.m.) will end on: -
ANSJanuary 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. - ANSTrue
You must be employed in or a legal resident of Pennsylvania to be eligible to become a
notary public in this state. - ANSTrue
The notary public term of office is ______ years. - ANSFour
Applications for reappointment should be filed at least ________ prior to the expiration of the
commission - ANSTwo to three months
Notaries public are required to execute a _______ bond following appointment. -
ANS$10,000
Pennsylvania requires notaries to file a security bond no later than ______ days after the
beginning of the prescribed commission term. - ANS45 Days
The state application filing fee is ______. - ANS$42
A notary journal/ register is required by law. - ANSTrue
Administrative suspension or revocation of one's commission may result for failure to comply
with notarial procedures and laws. - ANSTrue
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: - ANSNot 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. -
ANSTrue
Notary seals must be photographically reproducible. - ANSTrue
An embosser can be used in place of a rubber stamp seal. - ANSFalse
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: - ANS30
Days
A notary commission which began on January 1, 2017 (12:00 a.m.) will end on: -
ANSJanuary 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. - ANSTrue
You must be employed in or a legal resident of Pennsylvania to be eligible to become a
notary public in this state. - ANSTrue
The notary public term of office is ______ years. - ANSFour
Applications for reappointment should be filed at least ________ prior to the expiration of the
commission - ANSTwo to three months
Notaries public are required to execute a _______ bond following appointment. -
ANS$10,000
Pennsylvania requires notaries to file a security bond no later than ______ days after the
beginning of the prescribed commission term. - ANS45 Days
The state application filing fee is ______. - ANS$42
A notary journal/ register is required by law. - ANSTrue
Administrative suspension or revocation of one's commission may result for failure to comply
with notarial procedures and laws. - ANSTrue
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: - ANSNot 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. -
ANSTrue
Notary seals must be photographically reproducible. - ANSTrue
An embosser can be used in place of a rubber stamp seal. - ANSFalse
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: - ANS30
Days
