15 Free Pennsylvania Notary Practice Questions

Question 1

Dana lives in Delaware and works full time at a law firm's office in Philadelphia. She is 30, a U.S. citizen, and reads and writes English. May she apply for a Pennsylvania notary commission?

Question 2

Marcus was appointed a notary on June 1. He bought his bond and recorded his bond, oath and commission on June 20, but he never registered his official signature with the prothonotary or recorder of deeds. What is the status of his commission on August 1?

Question 3

Priya is newly appointed in 2026. What surety bond must she obtain?

Question 4

Which item became a required element of the Pennsylvania notary stamp for notaries appointed or reappointed on or after March 28, 2026?

Question 5

A customer shows her driver's license for an acknowledgment. Which of the following may the notary record in the journal entry?

Question 6

A former customer telephones a notary and asks for a certified copy of the journal entry for a deed notarized last March. What must the notary do?

Question 7

A signer the notary has never met has only an expired passport. Her coworker, whom the notary has known for years and who has no interest in the document, has known the signer for a decade and is present. How may the notary identify the signer?

Question 8

A customer brings a deed she signed at home yesterday and asks the notary to take her acknowledgment. Her ID is valid. What should the notary do?

Question 9

A customer asks a Pennsylvania notary to make certified copies of several documents. Which one may the notary certify?

Question 10

A notary's office is in Dauphin County, but she notarizes an affidavit at a client's home in Cumberland County. Which county belongs in the venue of the notarial certificate?

Question 11

A notary's husband is selling a car titled in his own name, and the sale money will go into the couple's joint account. May the notary notarize her husband's signature?

Question 12

A husband and wife acknowledge a deed, and both names appear in the same certificate. What is the maximum notarial fee?

Question 13

A Pennsylvania notary performs a remote online notarization for a signer in Ohio. How long must the audio-visual recording of the notarial act be retained?

Question 14

A notary moves her home to a new address in the same county. How soon must she notify the Department of State?

Question 15

A notary who is not an attorney places a Spanish-language ad for her notary services. Which of the following is required?