Breaking a Sweat
Includes 225 Practice Questions with Detailed Answers
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knowledgeable practicing notary public.
. Quick Questions in flash card format help you memorize important facts.
. Multiple Choice Questions help you connect important aspects of the law.
. Practice exams help you to further sharpen up for both the format and subject matter o
the notary exam.
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,1. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commis-
sion notaries public for a term of years from the date of appointment
Answer> 4 years
Notary Public Law: Section 2
2. The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the
Answer> Commonwealth Notary Public
Law: Section 2
3. Any person who is years of age or over, who resides or is employed
within this commonwealth and who is of good character, integrity and ability
shall be eligible for the office of notary public
Answer> 18 years old
Notary Public Law: Section 3
4. Any person who is a notary public and who resides outside this
Commonwealth shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the
as the person's agent
upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other process.-
: Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 3
5. Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to
the
Answer> Secretary of the Commonwealth
Notary Public Law: Section 5
,the application
Answer> 5 years
Notary Public Law: Section 5
7. A notary applicant must complete at least hours of approved notary
education within the month period immediately preceding his applica- tion
Answer> 3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
8. Application for Reappointment.
Applications for reappointment to the office of notary public shall be filed at
least months prior to the expiration of the commission under which
the notary is acting
Answer> 2 months
Notary Public Law: Section 6
9. If the notary changes his office address within the Commonwealth, notice in
writing or electronically shall be given to the Secretary and the recorder of
deeds of the county of original appointment by the notary within
,days of such change
Answer> 5 days
Notary Public Law: Section 7
10. A notary public vacates his office by removing the notary's residence and
address from the Commonwealth, and such removal shall
constitute a resignation from the office of notary public as of the date of
removal
Answer> business
Notary Public Law: Section 7
11. Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary
public, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall file a
surety bond, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of $
Answer> $10,000
Notary Public Law: Section 8
12. Every notary bond shall have as surety a duly authorized surety company or
sufficient individual sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the
office of notary public
Answer> two
Notary Public Law: Section 8
13. The notary bond ensures the faithful
performance of the notary's duties
and the delivery of notary's register and seal to the office of the recorder of
deeds of the proper county in case of the death, resignation or disqualification of
,14. The notary public bond, as well as the commission and oath of office, shall be
recorded in the of the county in
which the notary maintains an office at the time of appointment or reappoint-
ment
Answer> office of the recorder of deeds
Notary Public Law: Section 8
15. If a notary public fails to give bond and cause the bond and the commission
and oath to be recorded within days after the beginning of the term, his
commission shall be null and void
Answer> 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 8
16. The official notary signature shall be registered, in the "Notary Register" in
the prothonotary's office of county where the notary maintains an office,
within days after appointment or reappointment
Answer> 45 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of
courts' office within said period.)
17. If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within days
thereafter register his signature in the prothonotary's office of county where
,the notary maintains an office
Answer> 30 days
Notary Public Law: Section 9
(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of
courts' office within said period.)
18. In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly
and only as it appears on the or otherwise execute the
notary's electronic signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the
notary public identified on the commission
Answer> commission
Notary Public Law: Section 9
19. Change of Name
Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise,
such notary may continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he was
commissioned, until the
Answer> expiration of term
Notary Public Law: Section 10
20. When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after
entry of a name change decree, or after such name change, if not by decree of
court, notify the of such name
change
Answer> Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where he
maintains an office
Notary Public Law: Section 10
, 22. If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or
recalled, or if a notary public resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver the
seal to the Department of State within days after notice from the
department or from date of resignation, as the case may be
Answer> 10 days Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
23. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
summary offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine no
exceeding $ or to imprisonment not exceeding
days, or both
Answer> $300, 90 days
Notary Public Law: Section 22.1
24. A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a
record in which the notarial officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct
or pecuniary interest
Answer> may not
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