Pennsylvania Notary Public Examination (Answered)
Pennsylvania Notary Public Examination
1. Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA: 18 years of age (Sec 321 a 1)
2. Maximum time requirement for the bond, oath of office and commission to be recorded in
the office of recorder of deeds of the county in which the Notary maintains an office: 45 Days
3. Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to obtain a surety bond from an
insurance company licensed in PA in the order of the amount: -
$10,000
4. RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to give notice to the
Department of State before cancelling he bond withing: 30 Days
5. The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within the border)
except: the notary's physical address
6. The department of state may impose an administrative penalty on a Notary for each act or
omission which constitutes a violation of Chapter 3 or on any person who performs a
notarial act without being properly appointed and commissioned as a Notary up to: $1000
7. A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any other person know- ingly in
possession of the journal upon the death of or the adjudication of incompetency of the
Notary to delivery the journal tot he recorder of deeds in the county in which the Notary
has maintained an office withing: 30 Days
8. Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of commission, or revoca- tion of
commission, the notary must deliver the journal to the recorder of Deeds in the county in
which they work within: 30 Days
9. The Notary commission application fee for the state of PA: $42
10. Upon resignation or expiration, the stamping device should do all of the following
EXCEPT:
- Destroying
- Defacing
- Damaging
- Surrender possession: Surrender possession
11. Surrendering possession of the stamping device only used at times of: suspension or
revocation
12. who promulgate the rules and regulations under the Notary Act under chapter 3 Sec
327 a: PA Dept of State
13. All of the following are permitted EXCEPT
Acknowledgements oaths and affirmations stamped signatures verifications: stamped
signatures
14. In the venue of the document it must contain the State of Pennsylvania or the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and (the county): The county in which the act/signing occurs
15. The notary Journal must contain all of the following:: the date and time of act
type of act
identification of the individual notary fee (n/a)
clerical or administrative fees (n/a)
customer name & cit and state
16. Refusal to perform a notarial act includes: compentcy of the party non-voluntary signature
Physical appearance does not resemble the identification provided well enough
17. The Notary Act requires a Notary to notify the Department of State if the notary's
journal is lost or stolen within:: promptly.
18. e-notary requires all except:
Tamper-evidence
Notary accepted technology
Secretary of State needs to be notified of the electronic records being used by a specific not:
19. Documents use to identify an individual must contain all of the following except:
Government issued Identification current and unexpired
contains signature, picture or physical description must be a US identification: Must be us
identification
20. Prohibited notary acts: Drafting legal records, giving legal advice or other- wise practice
law without a license to practice law.
21. Notary commission is effective for: 4 years
22. the 6 Notary Acts are:: acknowledgement verification on Oath or Affirmation
signature witnessing copy of deposition certification
Oath or affirmation
Protest
23. New Pennsylvania Notary Public Law house Bill 25 became: RULONA Act
73
24. RULONA became effective: October 9, 2013
25. Qualifications for becoming a notary:: 18 or older. residency or work /practice in PA
US citizen or permanent resident read and write english
pass exam 322(a)
not be disqualified (legally guilty of fraud, dishonesty or deceit)
Comply with other requirements established by the Department of State
Application and $42 fee
obtain and secure a bond $10,000
records recorded in the county in which the acts
26. Bond cancellation: 30 days notice
27. recording and filing time frame: 45 days - record in office at county
90 days for reappointment
28. Continuing ed course must exceed 3 hours 6 month prior to: application of renewal
29. Exemptions for Notary: Judaical office
Federal employee or appointed person who recv's a salary any member of General assembly
30. Name change charge: Free - 30 days
31. letters of resignation are to be sent to: Dept of state Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and
Legislation Harrisburg, PA
32. when resigning: papers and stamp must be released:: Papers to the county office recorder or
deeds within 30 days
rubber stamp delivered to Dept of State Bureau of commissions,... in 10 days
33. Cancelling the bond: 30 days notice to the department
34. Official Signature registered in the county prothonotary office (50 cents fee): 45 days
after appointment/ reappointment
30 days after move to different county
35. official stamp wording requirements: "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Notary Seal"
Name, "Notary Public" county
Expiration Date: Commission number
36. Official stamp border size:: Max ht: 1 inch Max width: 3.5 inches plain border
37. stamping device security is responsibility of: notary
38. upon resignation or death the stamp should be:: disabled by destroying, defacing,
damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable
39. upon suspension or revoking the stamp should be: surrendered to the commission
department
40. loss or theft of the stamping device should be:: promptly notified the department upon
discovery
41. embossing seal is: not required
42. Journal should be in order: chronological
43. seperate journals can be held for: tangible and electronic records
44. tangible journals should be: bound with numbered pages
45. electronic journals should be: tamper - evident format the complies with the regulations of
the department
46. journal entries should be made: contemporaneously with the act
47. Certified journal entry copies are permissible when: is properly applied for
48. electronic records requires the notary be registered with the department
(when): prior to use
49. Electronic records statute permits, but doesn't not require, the notary official stamp
that contains: official signature
date of notarization county and state of act
title of notarial officer notary's expiration date.
50. electronic records requires that: notarial certificate be attached affixed or associated with
the electronic record.
51. notary fees should be fixed (set) by: state department
52. All notary fees are $ except: Taking acknowledgements (additional names)
$2.
Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument per page $3
53. Notary fees need to be displayed in the: place of the notary act.
54. No fee charged for: affidavit for absentee ballot.
55. Complaints may be filed by anyone for any reason, written response must be made
after notification: 30 days
56. Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to: 500.0
57. all hearings for complaints are held: in Harrisburg
58. Administrative penalty can be imposed up to for each act: -
1000.
59. Prohibited acts are: No authority - ie giving legal advice
False advertising - of any kind
designation - not able to use the term Notario or "notario publico" representations- - (act in any
legal advisor role)
Original records - withholding access or possession of original records. crime codes
60. Identifying your customer: 3 ways to ID your customer: Personal Knowl- edge
Satisfactory evidence
Second party knowledge
61. Personal Knowledge identification occurs with: Personally know them 1-1 relationship
variety of situations
over a long period of time
62. Satisfactory evidence of Identification: Current government issues ID with
ID number
and at least one:
- Signature
- Photograph