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Notarial act in which a Notary certifies having positively identified a document signer who personally appeared before the Notary and acknowledged having signed the document.

Signer of an affidavit, taker of an oath or affirmation.

Spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no reference to a supreme being, that is made before a Notary in relation to a jurat or as a notarial act in its own right.

Certificate of authentication required by the Hague Conversation on Authentication (1961) and replacing traditional “chain” of authenticating certificates.

Person not necessarily a lawyer who is given authority to sign or act on behalf of another individual ( the principal) through a document called a power of attorney.

Process of proving the validity of the signature and seal of a Notary or other official, usually through attachment of a certificate of authentication.

Ability to understand

Written guarantee that money up to a limit will be paid by a surety to a person harmed by a Notary's negligence or misconduct.

Wording completed, signed and sealed by a Notary that states the particulars of a notarization and appears at the end of a signed document or on a paper attached to it.

Paper issued by the Secretary of State or a county clerk certifying that the signature and seal on an attached document belong to a duty commissioned Notary or other official.

Photocopy or transcript verified as an accurate reproduction of an original document.

Notarial act in which a Notary certifies that a photocopy of an original power of attorney or journal line entry is a true reproduction of the original.

Individual who personally knows a document signer, swears to or affirms the identity of that signer signs in the Notary's journal, and presents the Notary with a state approved ID.

To make a deposition; to testify under oath or affirmation orally or in writing.

To comply with legal formalities in order to render ( a deed, etc.) effective, as by signing, sealing and delivering.