PA Notary Exam Question with accurate
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Notaries can help in drafting legal documents even if they aren't attornies?
True
False - ✔✔-False
Once appointed by the Department of State a notary has 45
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PA Notary Exam Question with accurate
answers, graded A+
Notaries can help in drafting legal documents even if they aren't attornies?
True
False - ✔✔-False
Once appointed by the Department of State a notary has 45 days to do 3 things to complete the
commissioning process. what is the correct order?
1. register signature with the County Prothonotary
2. have $10,000 bond completed by surety
3. Take oath of office and record bond, oath and commission with the County Recorder of Deeds - ✔✔-
have $10,000 bond competed by surety
take an oath of office and record bond, oath and commission with te County Recorder of Deeds
register signature with the County Prothonotary
A current notary should apply for reappoinment at leace ________ days before his or her commission
expires
60
180
120
30 - ✔✔-60
Select the 2 things that must always be submitted with an application for appointment or
reappointment
proof of education
a copy of the applicants Social Security card
a copy of the applicants driver's license
the $42 application fee - ✔✔-proof of education
the $42 application fee
At least 3 hours of state-approved education needs to be completed within the ________ months befire
applying for appointment and reappointment
12
3
9
6 - ✔✔-6
The County Recorder of Deeds gives or mails the commission certificate to the notary
True
False - ✔✔-True
Which of the following are eligibility requirements for a 4 year notary commission
be a resident or have a place of employment in Pennsylvania
be atleast 25 years of age
pass the required examination for those that do not have an active notary commission
be able to read and write english
be a citisen or permanent legal resident of the United States
Complete the required notary education - ✔✔-be a resident or have a place of employment in
Pennsylvania
pass the required examination for those that do not have an active notary commission
be able to read and write english
be a citisen or permanent legal resident of the United States
Complete the required notary education
How many days does a notary have to notify the Department of State of a change of name, address
(home or work) or electronic notary solution
20
10
45
30 - ✔✔-30
How many days does a notary have to notify the Department of State once an official stamp or journal
has been lost, stolen, or misplaced?
45
30
60
10 - ✔✔-10
A notary has 30 days to notify the Department of State once he or she no longer lives or works in
Pennsylvania
True
False - ✔✔-True
Before you notarize the customer must
leave the document on your desk with a note
Appear before you via video chat
personally appear before you
fax the document to you - ✔✔-Personally appear before you
What is not required to make identification acceptable
Identification number
Acceptable to the notary
Government issued
A photgraph or a signature
current, not expired - ✔✔-Identification Number
What is not required of a credible witness
knows the customer
places a thumbprint in the journal
makes a verification on oath or affirmation
is known to the notary - ✔✔-Places a thumbprint in the journal
What is wrong with this offical stamp impression
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania- Notary Seal
Mary A Smith, Notary PUblic
Elk County
My Commission expures Oct. 7, 2021
Commission number 1548672
October should not be abbreviated
it should say Notorial Seal not Notary Seal
The commission ID number is not required
the municipality is missing - ✔✔-October should not be abbreviated
The law requires you to place your offical stamp so it covers part of your signature and part of the
notary wording
True
False - ✔✔-False
The notary journal belongs __________________________________
to the notary's employer, if the employer paid for the journal
to the notary until he or she changes jobs then the journal belongs to the employer
to the notary exclusively - ✔✔-to the notary exclusively
What is not required in the notary journal
The notary's signature
The norary's commission number
a statement that in the event of the notary's death the journal shall be delivered to the office of the
county recorder of deeds
the notary's date of birth - ✔✔-The notary's date of birth
What is required if you keep a paper journal
the pages be consecutively numbered
the entries be consecutively numbered
be bound to prevent the insertion or removal of a cover or pages
all of these things are required - ✔✔-All of these things are required
If a notary journal is kept in an alectronic format, it must be tamper-eviden
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