PENNSYLVANIA NOTARY PUBLIC
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
MinimumNAgeNforNbecomingNaNNotaryNinNPAN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
18NyearsNofNageN(NSecN321NaN1)
MaximumNtimeNrequirementNforNtheNbond,NoathNofNofficeNandNcommissionNtoNbeNrecordedNinNthe
NofficeNofNrecorderNofNdeedsNofNtheNcountyNinNwhichNtheNNotaryNmaintainsNanNofficeN-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-45NDays
UnderNRULONANandNapplicantNforNaNcommissionNtoNobtainNaNsuretyNbondNfromNanNinsuranceNcom
panyNlicensedNinNPANinNtheNorderNofNtheNamountN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-$10,000
RULONDANrequiresNaNsuretyNcompanyNorNissuingNentityNofNtheNbondNtoNgiveNnoticeNtoNtheNDepart
mentNofNStateNbeforeNcancellingNheNbondNwithingN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-30NDays
TheNNotaryNPublic'sNofficialNstampNmustNcontainNallNofNtheNfollowingN(withinNtheNborder)NexceptN-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-theNnotary'sNphysicalNaddress
TheNdepartmentNofNstateNmayNimposeNanNadministrativeNpenaltyNonNaNNotaryNforNeachNactNorNom
issionNwhichNconstitutesNaNviolationNofNChapterN3NorNonNanyNpersonNwhoNperformsNaNnotarialNactN
withoutNbeingNproperlyNappointedNandNcommissionedNasNaNNotaryNupNtoN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
$1000
ANNotary'sNpersonalNrepresentativeNorNguardianNorNanyNotherNpersonNknowinglyNinNpossessionNof
NtheNjournalNuponNtheNdeathNofNorNtheNadjudicationNofNincompetencyNofNtheNNotaryNtoNdeliveryNt
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NwithingN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-30NDays
UponNexpirationNofNcommission,NorNresignationNofNcommission,NorNrevocationNofNcommission,Nth
eNnotaryNmustNdeliverNtheNjournalNtoNtheNrecorderNofNDeedsNinNtheNcountyNinNwhichNtheyNworkNwi
thinN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-30NDays
TheNNotaryNcommissionNapplicationNfeeNforNtheNstateNofNPAN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-$42
UponNresignationNorNexpiration,NtheNstampingNdeviceNshouldNdoNallNofNtheNfollowingNEXCEPT:N
- Destroying
N N
- Defacing
N N
- Damaging
N N
- SurrenderNpossessionN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-SurrenderNpossession
N N
SurrenderingNpossessionNofNtheNstampingNdeviceNonlyNusedNatNtimesNofN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
suspensionNorNrevocation
whoNpromulgateNtheNrulesNandNregulationsNunderNtheNNotaryNActNunderNchapterN3NSecN327NaN-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-PANDeptNofNState
AllNofNtheNfollowingNareNpermittedNEXCEPT
acknowledgements
oathsNandNaffirmations
stampedNsignatures
verificationsN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-stampedNsignatures
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
MinimumNAgeNforNbecomingNaNNotaryNinNPAN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
18NyearsNofNageN(NSecN321NaN1)
MaximumNtimeNrequirementNforNtheNbond,NoathNofNofficeNandNcommissionNtoNbeNrecordedNinNthe
NofficeNofNrecorderNofNdeedsNofNtheNcountyNinNwhichNtheNNotaryNmaintainsNanNofficeN-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-45NDays
UnderNRULONANandNapplicantNforNaNcommissionNtoNobtainNaNsuretyNbondNfromNanNinsuranceNcom
panyNlicensedNinNPANinNtheNorderNofNtheNamountN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-$10,000
RULONDANrequiresNaNsuretyNcompanyNorNissuingNentityNofNtheNbondNtoNgiveNnoticeNtoNtheNDepart
mentNofNStateNbeforeNcancellingNheNbondNwithingN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-30NDays
TheNNotaryNPublic'sNofficialNstampNmustNcontainNallNofNtheNfollowingN(withinNtheNborder)NexceptN-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-theNnotary'sNphysicalNaddress
TheNdepartmentNofNstateNmayNimposeNanNadministrativeNpenaltyNonNaNNotaryNforNeachNactNorNom
issionNwhichNconstitutesNaNviolationNofNChapterN3NorNonNanyNpersonNwhoNperformsNaNnotarialNactN
withoutNbeingNproperlyNappointedNandNcommissionedNasNaNNotaryNupNtoN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
$1000
ANNotary'sNpersonalNrepresentativeNorNguardianNorNanyNotherNpersonNknowinglyNinNpossessionNof
NtheNjournalNuponNtheNdeathNofNorNtheNadjudicationNofNincompetencyNofNtheNNotaryNtoNdeliveryNt
, heNjournalNtotNheNrecorderNofNdeedsNinNtheNcountyNinNwhichNtheNNotaryNhasNmaintainedNanNoffice
NwithingN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-30NDays
UponNexpirationNofNcommission,NorNresignationNofNcommission,NorNrevocationNofNcommission,Nth
eNnotaryNmustNdeliverNtheNjournalNtoNtheNrecorderNofNDeedsNinNtheNcountyNinNwhichNtheyNworkNwi
thinN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-30NDays
TheNNotaryNcommissionNapplicationNfeeNforNtheNstateNofNPAN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-$42
UponNresignationNorNexpiration,NtheNstampingNdeviceNshouldNdoNallNofNtheNfollowingNEXCEPT:N
- Destroying
N N
- Defacing
N N
- Damaging
N N
- SurrenderNpossessionN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-SurrenderNpossession
N N
SurrenderingNpossessionNofNtheNstampingNdeviceNonlyNusedNatNtimesNofN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-
suspensionNorNrevocation
whoNpromulgateNtheNrulesNandNregulationsNunderNtheNNotaryNActNunderNchapterN3NSecN327NaN-
NCORRECTNANSWERSN-PANDeptNofNState
AllNofNtheNfollowingNareNpermittedNEXCEPT
acknowledgements
oathsNandNaffirmations
stampedNsignatures
verificationsN-NCORRECTNANSWERSN-stampedNsignatures
