PA Notary Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
The secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commission
notaries public for a term of ____ years from the date of appointment - Correct
answer-4
The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the _____
- Correct answer-Commonwealth
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 - Correct answer-18
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 -
Correct answer-Secretary of the Commonwealth
Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
_________ - Correct answer-Secretary of the Commonwealth
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,An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or plead guilty of
"Nolo contendere" to a felony or a lesser offense incompatible with the duties of a
notary public during the ______ year period preceding the date of application -
Correct answer-5
A notary applicant must complete at least _____ hours of approved notary
education within the _____ month period immediately preceding his application. -
Correct answer-3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
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. - Correct answer-2
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. - Correct answer-5
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. -
Correct answer-business
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, Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary public,
shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall give a surety
bond, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of
$________________ - Correct answer-10,000
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. - Correct answer-two
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 reappointment. -
Correct answer-office of the recorder of deeds
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. - Correct answer-45
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 the appointment of reappointment - Correct answer-45
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Answers
The secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commission
notaries public for a term of ____ years from the date of appointment - Correct
answer-4
The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the _____
- Correct answer-Commonwealth
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 - Correct answer-18
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 -
Correct answer-Secretary of the Commonwealth
Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the
_________ - Correct answer-Secretary of the Commonwealth
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,An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or plead guilty of
"Nolo contendere" to a felony or a lesser offense incompatible with the duties of a
notary public during the ______ year period preceding the date of application -
Correct answer-5
A notary applicant must complete at least _____ hours of approved notary
education within the _____ month period immediately preceding his application. -
Correct answer-3 hours, 6 months
Notary Public Law: Section 5
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. - Correct answer-2
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. - Correct answer-5
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. -
Correct answer-business
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, Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary public,
shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall give a surety
bond, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of
$________________ - Correct answer-10,000
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. - Correct answer-two
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 reappointment. -
Correct answer-office of the recorder of deeds
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. - Correct answer-45
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 the appointment of reappointment - Correct answer-45
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