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Pennsylvania Notary Study Guide
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- A notary may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notary is not satisfied that the...
Answer> Individual executing the record is competent or has the
capacity to execute the record. Individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made. Individual's signature on the record or statement substantially conforms to the signature on a form of identification used to determine the identity of the individual.
- What is an example of acceptance identification
Answer> A form of government ID issued to an individual, which is
current and contains the signature or a photograph of the individual and is satisfactory to the notarial officer.
- Is this statement true or false about satisfactory evidence: A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the notarial officer if the notarial officer can identify the individual?
Answer> True
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- What is considered personal appearance
Answer> An individual making the statement or executing the
signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer.
- If you are moving outside the State of Pennsylvania BUT retain a work address in the State of PA, you can still keep your notary commission.
Answer> True
- If you move your home and office outside of the State of PA, you must do what
Answer> Submit a letter of resignation.
- If you change your address, whom must you notify within 30 days
Answer> The Secretary of the Commonwealth
- If you change your name, you must notify the Secretary of the Common- wealth?
Answer> True
- When notarizing an electronic document, it is necessary for the document signer to appear in person before the e-notary
Answer> Yes
- What to provide to become an authorized e-notary prior to performing any electronic notarial acts
Answer> Name, notary commission number, office address, email
address, the name and contact information for his/her electronic notarization solution provider
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- When WOULD you surrender your journal to the recorder of deeds office?- : After you have been removed from office, your death, or your resignation.
- Your journal must contain your commission information and it must be kept updated.
Answer> True
- If a notary journal is lost, stolen, or damaged, the notary public should inform the department either in writing or electronically within how many days of it being lost, stolen, or damaged
Answer> 10 days
- Can you record personal financial or identification information about your clients, such as: complete Social Security numbers or complete driver's li- cense numbers
Answer> No
- Your journal must contain the following information to identify you as a notary
Answer> Your signature.
Your notary commission number. Your name as it appears on your notary commission.
- Is it mandatory that your client is required to sign and date your notary journal?
Answer> False
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- Official acts should be noted in the notarial journal in which order
Answer> -
Chronological order
- An embossing seal may only be used in conjunction with the use of an official stamp?
Answer> True
- If you choose to use an embossing seal, it should contain
Answer> The words "Notary Public"
The words "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" Your name exactly as it appears on your commission
- The notary stamp must show the following
Answer> The words "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"
The notary's name as it appears on the notary's commission and the words "Notary Public" The date the notary's commission expires
- The Revised Uniform Law on the Notarial Acts states that your official stamp is your exclusive property and you must do the following
Answer> Must be kept in a secure locked location where only you can
access it Cannot be used by another person Used only for notarial acts
- You are required to notify the Department within 20 days for
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Answer> True
- There are certain documents which notaries are NOT allowed to issue certified copies which include
Answer> Birth and death certificates
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- How is witnessing a signature different that verifying a signature on oath or affirmation
Answer> The signer simply signs the record and does not need to
swear that the contents of the record are true.
- How much can a notary public charge up to per signature she/he has witnessed/attested to
Answer> $5.
- When witnessing or attestation of a signature, the record must be signed in the notary's presence.
Answer> True
- When taking verification on oath or affirmation, it is NOT required to have the signer present.
Answer> False
- Which of these is an example of an affidavit
Answer> Affidavit of domestic partner- ship
Private school affidavit and biological affidavit Witness statements
- Taking a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation is
Answer> A declaration,
made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that a statement in a document or record is true
- A notary may charge up to $5.00 for each oath/affirmation administered.: - True
- What are the three reasons that an oath or affirmation is given
Answer> That a statement is the truth.
10 / 6 be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" "Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will perform (the act or duty) faithfully and truthfully?"
- An affirmation is
Answer> A solemn declaration given in place of an oath.
- An Oath is any form of attestation or pledge by which a person signifies that he or she is bound in conscience and out of a sense of responsibility to a Supreme Being to the truthfulness for some statement.
Answer> True
- In an acknowledgment, the notary confirms the identity of the signer and the signer does what
Answer> Acknowledges being the signer of the document.
- Acknowledgements are the most common act you will perform as a no- tary?
Answer> True
- When a client brings you an executable document to notarize, the resulting notarial act is an
Answer> Acknowledgement
- You can tell if a document is executable if something will happen as a result of signing the document.
Answer> True
- If the notary is found to be at fault in a claim, he/she is liable for damages up to the limit of the bond?
Answer> True
- All notaries are required to complete a notary education course in order to appointed or reappointed, including those notaries previously "grandfa- thered" by the Trit v. Cortes court ruling?
Answer> True
- Does the new law "RULONA" repeal all prior notary statues governing notaries
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Answer> Yes
- Errors & Omissions insurance protects who
Answer> Protects you, the notary
- Are PA notary publics required to purchase errors & omissions insur- ance
Answer> No
- Your notary public commission authorizes you to notarize anywhere in
Answer> -
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- After executing the surety bond, you must record your bond, commission, and oath with the recorder of deeds in the county where you maintain your office within 45 days of appointment.
Answer> True
- Under the new laws of "RULONA" all reappointment notaries MUST take an approved 3hr basic notary education course exam.
Answer> True
- For reappointment individuals whose commission will be expiring should reapply within how many days of their commission expiration date
Answer> 60 days
- PA law requires every notary to execute a surety bond in the amount of
Answer> $10,
- A notary must notify the Department within 30 days of any charge in information on file with the Department including his/her
Answer> Legal name
