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True or False: A notary does not need to demand personal appearance when the
signature on the document is recognizable to the notary. - Answer- False
What are you prohibited from writing in your journal? - Answer- Personal information
(complete SSN, full bank account or drivers license number)
True or False: A paper notary journal is required to be bound with pre- numbered pages
- Answer- True
When does the notary need to print their name? - Answer- If your signature is not
legible
True or False: A notary should apply for reappointment a minimum of 60 days before
his/her commission expires. - Answer- True
True or False: A notary public should be assisting customers in drafting legal
documents. - Answer- False
The venue is the part of the certificate of notarial act that describes what? - Answer-
Where the notarization is taking place (State and County)
True or False: Before notarizing electronically, the notary needs to notify the
Department of State of each technology to be used. - Answer- True
True or False: The examination must be taken by anyone who does not have an active
notary commission at the time they apply to be a notary public. - Answer- True
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State of any name
and/or address changes? - Answer- 30
True or False: A notary may record notary fees and clerical/administrative fees as a
lump sum in the journal. - Answer- False
What is the requirement for notifying customers of the fee schedule? - Answer- It must
be posted at the notary's place of business or made available upon request
"Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ______(date) by
______________(name(s) of individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer-
Verification on Oath or Affirmation
True or False: Wording on the official stamp can be abbreviated. - Answer- False
, How many days does the notary have to obtain the surety bond once appointed? -
Answer- 45
When a notary charges fees, what does he/she need to give the customer? - Answer-
Itemized receipt
"This record was acknowledged before me on ____(date) by _________(name(s) of the
individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer- Acknowledgement
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when an official
stamp has been lost, stolen, or misplaced? - Answer- 10
Who provides the notary with their commission certificate? - Answer- Recorder of
Deeds
What notary act allows the customer to sign the document before he/she appears
before the notary? - Answer- Acknowledgement
True or False: When you perform a notarization, you must complete everything at the
same time (contemporaneously), including making an entry in your journal. - Answer-
True
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when they no
longer live or work in the state of Pennsylvania? - Answer- 30
If the notary journal is maintained in an electronic format, it must be______________. -
Answer- Tamper- evident
How long after the surety bond expires can the notary perform notary acts? - Answer- 0
(zero) days
True or False: A notary is allowed to notarize documents that contain blank spaces
designed to provide information. - Answer- False
True or False: The Department of State may sanction a notary if they do not list the
notary acts in their notary journal. - Answer- True
What must the notary do if a person requests a copy of their notary journal? - Answer-
Make a certified copy and give it to the requester
True or False: The notary fees belong to the notary unless there is a mutual agreement
between the notary and the employer. - Answer- True
What two items are always required with an application for appointment or
reappointment? - Answer- Proof of education and $42 application fee
Solved Correct
True or False: A notary does not need to demand personal appearance when the
signature on the document is recognizable to the notary. - Answer- False
What are you prohibited from writing in your journal? - Answer- Personal information
(complete SSN, full bank account or drivers license number)
True or False: A paper notary journal is required to be bound with pre- numbered pages
- Answer- True
When does the notary need to print their name? - Answer- If your signature is not
legible
True or False: A notary should apply for reappointment a minimum of 60 days before
his/her commission expires. - Answer- True
True or False: A notary public should be assisting customers in drafting legal
documents. - Answer- False
The venue is the part of the certificate of notarial act that describes what? - Answer-
Where the notarization is taking place (State and County)
True or False: Before notarizing electronically, the notary needs to notify the
Department of State of each technology to be used. - Answer- True
True or False: The examination must be taken by anyone who does not have an active
notary commission at the time they apply to be a notary public. - Answer- True
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State of any name
and/or address changes? - Answer- 30
True or False: A notary may record notary fees and clerical/administrative fees as a
lump sum in the journal. - Answer- False
What is the requirement for notifying customers of the fee schedule? - Answer- It must
be posted at the notary's place of business or made available upon request
"Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ______(date) by
______________(name(s) of individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer-
Verification on Oath or Affirmation
True or False: Wording on the official stamp can be abbreviated. - Answer- False
, How many days does the notary have to obtain the surety bond once appointed? -
Answer- 45
When a notary charges fees, what does he/she need to give the customer? - Answer-
Itemized receipt
"This record was acknowledged before me on ____(date) by _________(name(s) of the
individual(s))" indicates which notary act? - Answer- Acknowledgement
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when an official
stamp has been lost, stolen, or misplaced? - Answer- 10
Who provides the notary with their commission certificate? - Answer- Recorder of
Deeds
What notary act allows the customer to sign the document before he/she appears
before the notary? - Answer- Acknowledgement
True or False: When you perform a notarization, you must complete everything at the
same time (contemporaneously), including making an entry in your journal. - Answer-
True
How many days does the notary have to notify the Department of State when they no
longer live or work in the state of Pennsylvania? - Answer- 30
If the notary journal is maintained in an electronic format, it must be______________. -
Answer- Tamper- evident
How long after the surety bond expires can the notary perform notary acts? - Answer- 0
(zero) days
True or False: A notary is allowed to notarize documents that contain blank spaces
designed to provide information. - Answer- False
True or False: The Department of State may sanction a notary if they do not list the
notary acts in their notary journal. - Answer- True
What must the notary do if a person requests a copy of their notary journal? - Answer-
Make a certified copy and give it to the requester
True or False: The notary fees belong to the notary unless there is a mutual agreement
between the notary and the employer. - Answer- True
What two items are always required with an application for appointment or
reappointment? - Answer- Proof of education and $42 application fee
