Pennsylvania Notary Public Exam — All Questions

To perform remote online notarizations in Pennsylvania, a notary must:

• a.Do nothing extra
• b.Notify the Department of State, use approved audio-video technology, and keep an A/V recording✓
• c.Move to another state
• d.Stop keeping a journal

A Pennsylvania notary must notify the Department of State of intent to perform electronic/remote acts, identify the approved technology, use identity proofing/credential analysis, and retain an audio-video recording. The mandatory journal duty extends to these acts.

For a Pennsylvania electronic notarization, the notary's electronic signature and seal must be:

• a.Handwritten later
• b.Optional
• c.Tamper-evident so any change to the record is detectable✓
• d.Shared with the signer

Electronic notarization requires a tamper-evident electronic signature and seal, so that any alteration to the notarized electronic record after the act is detectable. The notary must also keep the required records and, for remote acts, the audio-video recording.