Description

Powers & limitations - Notarial acts that may be performed by a notary within the state. Acknowledgement - A notarial act in which a notary certifies th at a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's state purpose. Jurat - A notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally known or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made, in the notary's presence, a voluntary signature and taken an oath or affirmation vouching tfor the truthfulness of the signed document. False or incomplete certificate - A notary may not execute a certificate containing a statement known by the notary to be of this nature. Notarization of an electronic signature requires - A personal appearance and certification of a voluntary signature.