NOTARY EXAM PA 40 Correctly Answered Questions 2023, Exams of Public Policy

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NOTARY EXAM PA 40 Correctly Answered

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1. Question #1: Is there a difference between being appointed and being commissioned? - Correct answer YES. Being appointed confirms your qualification for the office of notary public, and being commissioned means that you are authorized to conduct notarial acts.
2. Upon appointment and prior to becoming a commissioned notary public, you will need to take an oath of office, and record your oath, bond, commission, and official signature in the County where you maintain a business or work address, within: - Correct answer 45 days.
3. What is the purpose of a notary public's surety bond? - Correct answer The surety bond is a financial guarantee to the Commonwealth and the notary's customers. If a customer suffers a financial loss due to a notary's failure to fulfill their duties and responsibilities, the state or the customer has the right to remedy the matter by seeking compensation from your bond.
4. How many notarial acts is a Pennsylvania notary public authorized to perform? - Correct answer six
5. It is a conflict of interest if a notary public performs notarial acts as: - Correct answer For the direct benefit of their spouse.
6. As a Pennsylvania notary public, you may only perform notarial acts: - Correct answer Within the geographical borders of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
7. What would NOT constitute a conflict of interest? - Correct answer Being a shareholder in a publicly traded company that is a party to a notarized transaction.

8. What would constitute a direct or pecuniary interest? - Correct answer Receiving monetary compensation other than a notary fee, that is contingent upon you notarizing a document.
9. A notary public may establish the fee for the following service: - Correct answer Copying a notarized document. 10)What form of identification would NOT be classified as satisfactory evidence? - Correct answer Student ID. 11)When a notary public provides a customer with a receipt for notarial and related services such as making a copy of a notarized document, all of the fees should?

• Correct answer Itemized separately on a receipt. 12)In addition to verifying an individual's identity, what else should you determine about an individual before performing a notarial act? - Correct answer If the individual has the competency and capacity to execute a record. 13)The fees for notarial acts are established by: - Correct answer The Department of State. 14)With the exception of certifies copies, before conducting a notarial act, are you required to verify the identity of the persons who appear before you? - Correct answer Yes 15)Joe has been your next door neighbor for more than 20 years. Joe misplaced his government issued ID and wants to know if you would be able to notarize a document for him. Before performing the notarial act, how could you verify Joe's identity? - Correct answer Through personal knowledge.

16)When reviewing an individual's identification, you should determine that: - Correct answer —-The signature on their ID matches their signature on the signed document. 17)—-The individual's physical appearance looks the same as it does on their photo ID. 18)What reason would someone request an apostille? - Correct answer To prove to a foreign government that an official who notarized a document had the authority to perform the notarial act. 19)In order to become an e-notary, you must first be a commissioned notary public?

• Correct answer True 20)What has the same purpose as an apostille? - Correct answer A certification 21)Before performing an electronic notarization an e-notary will need to? - Correct answer Select an electronic notarization vendor. 22)If you are NOT an attorney at law, you must never include the words "notario" or "notario publico" when advertising your notary services, because: - Correct answer You may misrepresent yourself as an attorney at law. 23)An electronic certificate does not have to be attached to an electronically notarized record? - Correct answer False 24)The Department may consider the following reason to take disciplinary action against you: - Correct answer You occupational, vocational or professional license disciplinary record. 25)What are the educational requirements to become an e-notary? - Correct answer There are no additional education requirements to become an e-notary.

26)If you change your home or work address, you must notify the Department of State within how many days? - Correct answer 30 days 27)How many days before your notary public commission expires should you apply to become reappointed? - Correct answer 60 days 28)If a notary public is NOT an attorney, what activities would be deemed an unauthorized practice of law: - Correct answer Drafting an affidavit 29)The Department may impose a penalty of up to $____________ for each act or omission committed by a notary public that violates the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA): - Correct answer $ 30)If you advertise your notary services, you are also required to include a specific disclaimer: - Correct answer —-If the advertisement will be on the Internet. 31)-If the advertisement will be printed in a newspaper. 32)If you perform a notarial act after becoming an appointed notary public, you will: - Correct answer Be in violation of RULONA and subject to criminal penalties and fines, up to $1,000. 33)If you resign from office, within 30 days you must deliver your notary journal to: - Correct answer The Recorder of Deeds in the county where the notary public last maintained an office. 34)A Pennsylvania notary public's stamp no longer contains: - Correct answer The notary public's municipality.

35)Under what circumstances can another person use your notary stamp? - Correct answer Under no circumstances can you permit someone else to use your notary stamp. 36)You must surrender your notary stamp to the Department of State, if: - Correct answer Your commission is suspended or revoked. 37)Frank, who lives in Philadelphia is fluent in Italian. However, if he wants to become a Pennsylvania notary public, he must also: - Correct answer —Be able to read and write in English. 38)—Be able to speak English. 39)Joe, an Ohio resident, may be eligible for the office of notary public in the Commonwealth if he: - Correct answer Has a place of employment or practice in the Commonwealth 40)An individual may be ineligible to become an appointed notary public if they: - Correct answer Committed perjury or falsification in official matters. 41)Which scaled score indicates that an individual has passed the Pennsylvania notary exam? - Correct answer 75 or greater 42)An applicant for a notary public commission is required to: - Correct answer Complete a three-hour state-approved course within the six-month period immediately preceding application.

43. A notary can give borrowers legal advice: - Correct answer Sometimes