PA Notary (Pennsylvania)

Question 1

How many days do you have to report a lost/stolen stamp or journal to the Department of State?

Answer 1

15 days

Question 2

How many days do you have to report office of record and/or home address change to the Department of State?

Answer 2

30 days

Question 3

How many days do you have to report a name change to the Department of State?

Answer 3

30 days

Question 4

How many days do you have to obtain a $10,00 notary bond, record bond, oath & commission and record signature?

Answer 4

45 days

Question 5

What is the minimum timeframe you should apply for your reappointment before your commission expires?

Answer 5

60 days

Question 6

How long before does education need to be completed before applying for appointment/ reappointment?

Answer 6

6 months

Question 7

What is the length of the notary commission?

Answer 7

4 years

Question 8

What is the education requirement to apply to be a notary?

Answer 8

Proof of 3 hours of education

Question 9

How much is the state application fee?

Answer 9

$42.00

Question 10

Wording on any document that you’re notarizing must consist of what?

Answer 10

Notary wording

Question 11

Notary wording for remote online notarization must disclose what?

Answer 11

That communication technology was used

Question 12

How long must an audio-visual recording of a remote online notarization be retained for?

Answer 12

10 years

Question 13

Notary must be physically where when completing an online remote notarization?

Answer 13

Pennsylvania

Question 14

You must be able to read and write what to be a notary?

Answer 14

English

Question 15

What is the minimum amount of a notary bond that you must carry/ have?

Answer 15

$10,000

Question 16

You record the what and what in your journal for each notarization?

Answer 16

Date and time

Question 17

If your signature is not legible on a notarized document, what is required?

Answer 17

Your printed name

Question 18

The journal you use must be a ______ journal with __________ (paper version) or a ___________ (electronic)

Answer 18

Bound; pre-numbered pages (paper)

Tamper-evident journal (electronic)

Question 19

Who do you have to notify of your intentions to notarize remotely?

Answer 19

The Department of State

Question 20

When you charge, you have to provide what?

Answer 20

An itemized receipt (with the state amount you can charge and any administrative charges)

Question 21

When notarizing and filling everything out, it has to be done what?

Answer 21

All at the same time (contemporaneously)

Question 22

You are allowed to make a certified copy of a passport if asked?

TRUE/FALSE

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

Your journal has to appear in what?

Answer 23

Chronological order

Question 24

When notarizing, you must demand what?

Answer 24

Personal appearance of your customer

Question 25

When you resign, what must you personally do with your stamp?

Answer 25

Destroy it

Question 26

Notaries can assist in drafting a customer’s legal documents TRUE/ FALSE

Answer 26

FALSE; notaries are NOT allowed to provide legal advice

Question 27

It’s okay to list a customer’s personal information in your journal TRUE/FALSE

Answer 27

FALSE; you do not want to list personal information of your customer in your journal

Question 28

You are not allowed to abbreviate words on what?

Answer 28

Your official stamp

Question 29

You should not notarize a document that has what on it?

Answer 29

Blank spaces; all blank spaces need to be filled in prior to notarization

Question 30

You can make a certified copy of a Birth/Death certificate TRUE/FALSE

Answer 30

FALSE; those are considered legal documents

Question 31

You can charge a fee for notarizing an absentee ballot TRUE/FALSE

Answer 31

FALSE

Question 32

Venue is what?

Answer 32

The place where you are standing/ physically located

Question 33

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of _____________ is an example of what Notarial Act?

Answer 33

Venue

Question 34

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on________ (Date) by_______(Customer Name) is an example of what Notarial Act?

Answer 34

Verification on oath or affirmation wording

Question 35

Signed (or attested) before me on_______ (Date) by __________(customer name) is an example of what Notarial Act?

Answer 35

Witnessing or attesting a signature wording

Question 36

This record was acknowledged before me on _________ (Date) by_________(Customer Name) is an example of what Notarial act?

Answer 36

Acknowledgement wording

Question 37

What are the first three steps you must complete before looking for the Notarial wording: identifying the Notarial Act?

Answer 37

1. Demand personal appearance 2. Identify your customer 3. Review the document for blank spaces and the notary wording

Question 38

If you find verification on oath or affirmation wording, what do you/your customer need to do?

Answer 38

Administer an oath or affirmation and listen for your customer’s affirmative response

Question 39

Once you administer an oath and get your customer’s affirmative response, what do you do next?

Answer 39

Watch your customer sign the verification on oath or affirmation space

Question 40

After a customer signs the document, what do you need to do?

Answer 40

Compare the signature on the document to the signature on the presented identification if it contains a signature

Question 41

Once you compare the signatures, what are your next steps?

Answer 41

1.Complete the notary wording 2. Apply your official stamp and signature on the document 3. Make a complete journal entry

Question 42

If you find acknowledgment wording you need to what?

Answer 42

Listen to your customer’s verbal confirmation of intent

Question 43

After you hear your customer’s verbal confirmation of intent with acknowledgment wording, what do you do next?

Answer 43

Witness or authenticate the customer’s signature

Question 44

If you find witnessing or attesting a signature wording, you do what?

Answer 44

Watch your customer sign the document and then complete the comparing signature process, completion of notary wording, stamping, and journal entry

Question 45

What are some satisfactory forms of ID?

Answer 45

1. State issued driver’s license or non-driver’s identification card 2. Passport or Passport card issued by the United States Government 3. Military ID 4. Inmate card issued by PA Dept of Corrections 5. ID issued by Homeland Security 6. Social Security Card 7. PA state and state-related university ID

Question 46

When do you use a credible witness?

Answer 46

When your customer is not personally known to you and their form of ID is not satisfactory, a person who is personally known to you and known to the customer can make a verification on oath or an affirmation that they are who they say they are

Question 47

When is an ID not valid?

Answer 47

You don’t read or write the language fluently, it is expired

Question 48

ID has to contain both a photo and signature to be valid TRUE/FALSE

Answer 48

FALSE; it can be either a picture or a signature (e.g. social security card)