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RULONA Test Prep
Question | Answer |
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Notaries can help in drafting legal documents even if they are not attorneys. True or False? | False |
Once appointed by the Dept of State a notary has 45 days to do 3 things to complete the commissioning process. List these 3 things in the correct order | 1) Have $10,000 bond completely by surety 2) Take oath of office w the County of Recorder of Deeds 3) Register signature w the County Prothonotary |
A current Notary should apply for reappointment at least __ days before his or her commission expires | 60 days |
2 things that must always be submitted with an application for appointment or reappointment | 1) $42 application fee 2) Proof of Notary Education |
At least 3 hr of state-approved education needs to be completed within the __ months before applying for appointment or reappointment | 6 months |
The County Recorder of Deeds gives or mails the commission certificate to the notary. True or False? | True |
Which of the following are eligibility requirements for a 4-year notary commission? 1)complete notary education 2)pass exam(nonnotaries) 3)citizen or legal res of US 4)resident or place in PA 5)read & write English 6)at least 25 yr old | 1,2,3,4,5 |
How many days does a notary have to notify the Department of State of a change of name, address (home or work) or electronic notary solution? | 30 days |
How many days does a notary have to notify the Department of State once an official stamp or journal has been lost or stolen? | 15 days |
A notary has 30 days to notify the Department of State once he or she no longer lives or works in PA. True or False? | True |
Before you notarize the customer must ____________________. 1) personally appear before you 2)leave the document with a note 3) Appear via Video Chat 4) Fax the document to you | 1) personally appear before you |
What is not required to make identification acceptable? 1) photograph or signature 2)Current, not expired 3)Identification # 4)Government issued 5) Acceptable to notary | 3) Identification # |
What is not required of a credible witness? | Place thumbprint in journal |
The law requires you to place your official stamp so it covers part of your signature and part of the notary wording . True or False? | False |
What's wrong w this stamp impression: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania- notary seal Mary A. Smith, Notary Public Elk County My commission expires Oct. 7, 20XX Commission Number 1548672 | October should not b abbreviated |
The notary journal belongs to ________. 1) To the notary exclusively 2) To the notary until he/she changes jobs & then the journal belongs to employer 3) To the notary's employer, if the employer paid for the journal | 1) To the notary exclusively |
What is not required in the notary journal? 1)Notary's Date of Birth 2)Notary's Commission Number 3)A statement, in the event of notary death, journal delivered to office of County Recorder of Deeds 4) Notary's Signature | 1)Notary's Date of Birth |
What is required if you keep a paper journal? 1) Pages consecutively numbered 2) Entries consecutively numbered 3) Be bound to prevent insertion or removal of cover or pages 4)All of these things r required | 4)All of these things r required |
If a notary journal is kept in a electronic format, it must be tamper-evident. True or False? | True |
The entries in the journal must be in chronological order. True or False? | True |
What is not required in your notary journal 1) Date of act 2) Time of Act 3)Customer's Signature 4) Customers full address 5) Customer's name | 3) Customer's Signature |
What is true about recording fees in the notary journal? 1) All fees added together in the journal 2)Notary and clerical/admin fees listed separately in journal 3) Only notary fees in the journal; clerical/ admin should b listed w business records | 2)Notary and clerical/admin fees listed separately in journal |
When not charging fees, the fee column in the journal should b blank. True or False? | False |
Which of the following is permitted as additional in the journal: 1)Complete Driver's License Number 2)Complete SSN 3) Complete Account number 4) Customer's Signature | 4) Customer's Signature |
How are customers to be notified of the fee schedule? 1)No notification requirement 2)must b posted only if the notary charges the maximum notary fee 3)Must b posted or available upon request | 3)Must b posted or available upon request |
When taking the acknowledgement of one individual, the max notary fee is _____. | $5 |
When taking a verification on oath or affirmation, the max notary fee is $5, no matter how many signatures. True or False? | True |
A notary is not allowed to charge a fee ___________________________________________________ . | For a person voting by absentee ballot |
A notary should provide the customer with an itemized receipt for all fees charged. True or False? | True |
When you perform a notarization, you must complete everything ______________________________ . 1) By end of week 2) B4 boss checks for completion 3) By end of workday 4) At the same time (contemporaneously) | 4) At the same time (contemporaneously) |
When can a notary notarize a document that contains blank spaces designed to contain info? 1) Customer fills blank spaces w info 2) Customer draws line or writes "N/A" in blanks 3)Customer tells notary it'll b done later 4) Notary not concerned ab it | 1) Customer fills blank spaces w info 2) Customer draws line or writes "N/A" in blanks |
Notary is permitted to notarize a document w/out notary wording (certificate of notarial act) if the customer requests that service. True or False? | False |
The venue is the part of the certificate of notarial act that describes ________________________ . 1) Where the customer lives 2) Where notary's office of record is located 3) Where the notarization is taking place | 3) Where the notarization is taking place |
"Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on *date* by *name(s) of individual(s)*" indicates which notarial act? 1) Signature witnessing or attestation 2) Certified or Attested Copy 3) Acknowledgement 4)Verification on oath or affirmation | 4)Verification on oath or affirmation |
The customer must sign in front of the notary for a verification of oath or affirmation. True or False? | True |
Which notary act allows the customer to personally appear b4 the notary w a document the customer has already signed? 1) Certified or Attested Copy 2) Acknowledgement 3) Verification on Oath or Affirmation 4)Signature Witnessing or Attestation | 2) Acknowledgement |
When does a notary need to print his or her name? 1) Every time the notary signs 2) When the notary's preferred signature is illegible 3) Only for Acknowledgements 4) Only for verifications on oath or affirmations | 2) When the notary's preferred signature is illegible |
"This record was acknowledged b4 me on *date* by *name(s) of the individual(s)* indicates which notary act? 1) Certified or Attested Copy 2) Signature Witnessing or Attestation 3) Acknowledgement 4) Verification on Oath or Affirmation | 3) Acknowledgement |
A notary may make a certified copy of ____________ . 1) Death Certificate 2) Birth Certificate 3) Copyrighted Material 4) Passport | 4) Passport |
A notary may not make a certified copy of ____________ . 1) A Driver's License 2) A Birth Certificate 3) Bill of Sale 4) Contract | 2) A Birth Certificate |