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PA NOTARY EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
(SOLVED)
The department of state may impose an administrative penalty on a Notary for each act or omission which constitutes a violation of Chapter 3 or on any person who performs a notarial act without being properly appointed and commissioned as a Notary up to
$
A Notary's personal representative or guardian or any other person knowingly in possession of the journal upon the death of or the adjudication of incompetency of the Notary to delivery the journal tot he recorder of deeds in the county in which the Notary has maintained an office withing
30 Days
Upon expiration of commission, or resignation of commission, or revocation of commission, the notary must deliver the journal to the recorder of Deeds in the county in which they work within
30 Days
Minimum Age for becoming a Notary in PA
18 years of age ( Sec 321 a 1)
Maximum time requirement for the bond, oath of office and commission to be recorded in the office of recorder of deeds of the county in which the Notary maintains an office
45 Days
Under RULONA and applicant for a commission to obtain a surety bond from an insurance company licensed in PA in the order of the amount
$10,
RULONDA requires a surety company or issuing entity of the bond to give notice to the Department of State before cancelling he bond withing
30 Days
The Notary Public's official stamp must contain all of the following (within the border) except
the notary's physical address
All of the following are permitted EXCEPT
acknowledgements
oaths and affirmations
stamped signatures
verifications
stamped signatures
In the venue of the document it must contain the State of Pennsylvania or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and (the county)
The county in which the act/signing occurs
The notary Journal must contain all of the following:
the date and time of act
type of act
identification of the individual
notary fee (n/a)
clerical or administrative fees (n/a)
customer name & cit and state
Refusal to perform a notarial act includes
compentcy of the party
non-voluntary signature
Physical appearance does not resemble the identification provided well enough
The Notary Act requires a Notary to notify the Department of State if the notary's journal is lost or stolen within:
promptly.
e-notary requires all except:
Tamper-evidence
Notary accepted technology
Secretary of State needs to be notified of the electronic records being used by a specific not
Documents use to identify an individual must contain all of the following except:
Government issued Identification
current and unexpired
contains signature, picture or physical description
must be a US identification
RULONA became effective
October 9, 2013
Qualifications for becoming a notary:
18 or older.
residency or work /practice in PA
US citizen or permanent resident
read and write english
pass exam 322(a)
not be disqualified (legally guilty of fraud, dishonesty or deceit)
Comply with other requirements established by the Department of State
Application and $42 fee
obtain and secure a bond $10,
records recorded in the county in which the acts
Bond cancellation
30 days notice
recording and filing time frame
45 days - record in office at county
90 days for reappointment
Continuing ed course must exceed 3 hours 6 month prior to
application of renewal
Exemptions for Notary
Judaical office
Federal employee or appointed person who recv's a salary
any member of General assembly
Name change charge
Free - 30 days
letters of resignation are to be sent to
Dept of state
Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
Harrisburg, PA
Official stamp border size:
Max ht: 1 inch Max width: 3.5 inches
plain border
stamping device security is responsibility of
notary
upon resignation or death the stamp should be:
disabled by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing against use in which is it rendered unusable
upon suspension or revoking the stamp should be
surrendered to the commission department
loss or theft of the stamping device should be:
promptly notified the department upon discovery
embossing seal is
not required
Journal should be in _____________ order
chronological
seperate journals can be held for
tangible and electronic records
tangible journals should be
bound with numbered pages
electronic journals should be
tamper - evident format the complies with the regulations of the department
journal entries should be made
contemporaneously with the act
notary fees should be fixed (set) by
state department
All notary fees are $ except
Taking acknowledgements (additional names) $2.
Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument per page $
Notary fees need to be displayed in the
place of the notary act.
No fee charged for
affidavit for absentee ballot.
Complaints may be filed by anyone for any reason, written response must be made ____________ after notification
30 days
Fines from a complaint for each violation can be up to
all hearings for complaints are held
in Harrisburg
Administrative penalty can be imposed up to _________ for each act
Prohibited acts are
No authority - ie giving legal advice
False advertising - of any kind
designation - not able to use the term Notario or "notario publico"
representations- - (act in any legal advisor role)
Original records - withholding access or possession of original records.
crime codes
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Personal Knowledge
Satisfactory evidence
