Pennsylvania · Notaries Public
The Pennsylvania notary resource — regulations, practice, and courses.
Every guide on this site is grounded in RULONA (57 Pa.C.S.) and 4 Pa. Code. Written for practicing Pennsylvania notaries and the people becoming one.
Provider status: DOS Application Pending. Courses cannot be sold until the PA DOS issues our provider number.
The eight things every PA notary needs to know
All guides →The PA Notary, Start to Finish
What a Pennsylvania notary is, what they do, how the commission works, and where the law draws the lines.
Read guide →RULONA — The Complete Guide
Section-by-section walk through 57 Pa.C.S. §§ 301–331, the statute every PA notary lives under.
Read guide →Becoming a PA Notary
Eligibility, the $10,000 bond, the examination, the oath, and appointment by the Department of State.
Read guide →Notarial Acts, Step by Step
Acknowledgments, jurats, oaths, signature witnessings, copy certifications — how each is performed correctly.
Read guide →Remote Online Notarization (RON)
PA's RON framework, KBA + credential-analysis standards, approved platforms, and the December 2024 updates.
Read guide →Fees & Schedule
The 4 Pa. Code § 167.3 maximum-fee table, what counts as a single act, travel fees, and bundling rules.
Read guide →Journal & Record-Keeping
Required journal entries, paper vs. electronic journals, 10-year retention, audit readiness.
Read guide →Ethics & Prohibited Acts
UPL boundaries, conflict of interest, "notario público," penalties — what gets a commission revoked.
Read guide →Free tools
Built to save PA notaries time on the fiddly stuff.
PA Fee Calculator
Look up the maximum fee for any notarial act under 4 Pa. Code § 167.3.
Open tool →Commission Expiration Reminder
We'll email you 120, 60, and 30 days before your 4-year commission expires — free.
Open tool →Acknowledgment & Jurat Generator
Fill in the signer + document, download a ready-to-sign certificate PDF.
Open tool →Education Built to 57 Pa.C.S. § 322
Two courses. DOS provider approval pending.
Basic Education for new applicants. Continuing Education for renewal. Each 3 hours, self-paced, with a scaled-75 final assessment and a downloadable certificate of completion. Enrollment opens when the PA DOS issues the provider number.
Basic Notary Education
3 hours · For new PA notary applicants · Covers RULONA, RON, stamp & journal, ethics.
$39
Continuing Education
3 hours · For 4-year renewal · December 2024 updates, advanced RON, complex scenarios.
$29
Commission expires in four years. Don't let it lapse.
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