PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+.pdf

PA Notary Public Exam
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1. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commis-
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sion notaries public for a term of
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: 4 years
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Notary Public Law: Section 2
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2. The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries oft
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he .: Commonwealth
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Notary Public Law: Section 2
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3. Any person who is n n n years of age or over, who resides or is em-
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ployed within this commonwealth and who is of good character, integrity anda
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bility shall be eligible for the office of notary public.: 18 years old
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Notary Public Law: Section 3
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,4. Any person who is a notary public and who resides outside this C
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ommonwealth shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the
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as the person's agent
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upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, order or other proces
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s.: Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Notary Public Law: Section 3
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5. Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made toth
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e .: Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Notary Public Law: Section 5
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6. An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or pled guil
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ty or "nolo contendere" to a felony or a lesser offense incompatible withthe d
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uties of a notary public during the
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year period preceding the date of the application.: 5 years
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Notary Public Law: Section 5
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,7. A notary applicant must complete at least
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hours of approved notaryeducation within the
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month period immediately preceding his appli- cation.: 3 hours, 6 months
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Notary Public Law: Section 5
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Applications for reappointment to the office of notary public shall be filed atle
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ast

months prior to the expiration of the commission under whicht
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he notary is acting.: 2 months
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Notary Public Law: Section 6
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, 9. If the notary changes his office address within the Commonwealth, notice in
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writing or electronically shall be given to the Secretary and the recorder of de
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eds of the county of original appointment by the notary within
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days of such change.: 5 days
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Notary Public Law: Section 7
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10. A notary public vacates his office by removing the notary's residence and
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address from the Commonwealth, and such removal shallc
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onstitute a resignation from the office of notary public as of the date of remov
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al.: business
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Notary Public Law: Section 7
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11. Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notaryp
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ublic, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall filea s
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urety bond, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amountof $
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.: $10,000
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Notary Public Law: Section 8
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12. Every notary bond shall have as surety a duly authorized surety companyor
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sufficient individual sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Com
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monwealth, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the offic
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