PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM

PA NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM

• The Secretary of the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint and commis- sion notaries

public for a term of years from the date of appointment.: 4

years

Notary Public Law: Section 2

• The jurisdiction of notaries public is coextensive with the boundaries of the

.: Commonwealth Notary Public Law: Section 2

• 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.: 18 years old

Notary Public Law: Section 3

• 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.- : Secretary of the Commonwealth Notary Public Law: Section 3

• Applications for appointment to the office of notary public shall be made to the .: Secretary

of the Commonwealth

Notary Public Law: Section 5

• An applicant for notary public shall not have been convicted of or pled guilty or "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

the application.: 5 years

Notary Public Law: Section 5

• A notary applicant must complete at least hours of approved notary education within the

month period immediately preceding his applica- tion.: 3 hours, 6 months

Notary Public Law: Section 5

• Application for Reappointment.

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.: 2 months

Notary Public Law: Section 6

• 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

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days of such change.: 5 days Notary Public Law: Section 7

• 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.: business

Notary Public Law: Section 7

• Every notary, upon appointment and prior to entering the duties of notary public, shall take

and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall file a surety bond, payable to the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of $ .: $10,000

Notary Public Law: Section 8

• 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.: two

Notary Public Law: Section 8

• The notary bond ensures the faithful performance of the notary's duties and the delivery

of notary's register and seal to the office of the recorder of deeds of the proper county in case of the death, resignation or disqualification of the notary within days of such event.: 30 days

Notary Public Law: Section 8

• 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

reappoint- ment.: office of the recorder of deeds

Notary Public Law: Section 8

• 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.: 45 days

Notary Public Law: Section 8

• 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

appointment or reappointment.: 45 days

Notary Public Law: Section 9

(In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of courts' office within said period.)

• If a notary moves his office to another county, he must within days thereafter register

his signature in the prothonotary's office of county where

the notary maintains an office.: 30 days Notary Public Law: Section 9 (In counties of the second class, such signature shall also be registered in the clerk of courts' 2 / 4

office within said period.)

• In acting as a notary public, a notary shall sign the notary's name exactly and only as it

appears on the or otherwise execute the notary's electronic signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the notary public

identified on the commission.: commission

Notary Public Law: Section 9

• Change of Name

Whenever the name of any notary is changed by decree of court, or otherwise, such notary may continue to perform official acts, in the name in which he was commissioned, until the .: expiration of term

Notary Public Law: Section 10

• When a notary changes his name, he must within thirty (30) days after entry of a name

change decree, or after such name change, if not by decree of court, notify the of such name change.: Secretary of the Commonwealth and recorder of deeds of county where he maintains an office

Notary Public Law: Section 10

• When certifying a copy of a document or other item, what must a notary public do?: shall

determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of that which was copied.

Notary Public Law: Section 12

• If an application or renewal is rejected, or a commission is revoked or recalled, or if a

notary public resigns, applicant or notary shall deliver the seal to the Department of State within days after notice from the department or from date of resignation, as the case may be.: 10 days Notary Public Law: Section 22.1

• Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a summary

offense and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $ or to

imprisonment not exceeding days, or both.: $300, 90 days

Notary Public Law: Section 22.1

• A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which

the notarial officer or the notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.: may not

RULONA 304

• Notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from or

satisfactory evidence of the iden- tity of the person, that the Person appearing before notarial officer and making the acknowledgement is the person claimed.: personal knowledge

RULONA 305 3 / 4

• RULONA is the abbreviation for: Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts RULONA 301
• " " is a declaration made in front of a

notary that:

• 1 ) the person signed the record for the reason stated in the record; and that
• 2 ) if the person signed as a representative, he did so with proper authority.: Acknowledgment

RULONA 302

28. T/F?

The definition for "Conviction" does not have to include a sentence ordered by the court.: True

RULONA 302

Conviction means any of the following, even if a sentence was not ordered by a court:

• 1 ) An entry of a plea of guilty or "no contest".
• 2 ) A guilty verdict in a trial (with or without a jury).
• 3 ) Not guilty due to insanity, or guilty but mentally ill.
• An electronic symbol, sound or process attached to or logically associated with a record and

executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record is known as .: electronic signature RULONA 302

30. T/F?

A signature does not have to be in written form.: True RULONA 302

Signature can be a tangible symbol or an electronic signature which evidences the signing of a record.

31. T/F?

A stamping device can be physical or electronic.: True RULONA 302

Stamping device. Any of the following:

• 1 ) A physical device capable of affixing to or embossing on a tangible record an official

stamp.

• 2 ) An electronic device or process capable of attaching to or logically associating with an

electronic record an official stamp.

• " " is a declaration

made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that a state- ment in a record is true. The term included an affidavit.: Verification on oath or affirmation

RULONA 302

• A notarial officer (may/may not) perform a notarial act with respect to a record in which

the notarial officer or notarial officer's spouse has a direct or pecuniary interest.: may not

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