Notary Exam Question #043
General Information / Acknowledgment
What is the purpose of the certificate of acknowledgment?
- To verify the identity of the signer
- To certify that the document was verified by the signer
- To certify that the signer personally appeared before the notary public, to the identity of the signer, and that the signer acknowledged executing the document
- To provide a record of the notarial act in the sequential journal
- To verify the identity of the signer
- To certify that the document was verified by the signer
- To certify that the signer personally appeared before the notary public, to the identity of the signer, and that the signer acknowledged executing the document
- To provide a record of the notarial act in the sequential journal

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In the certifcate of acknowledgment, the notary public certifes:
• That the signer personally appeared before the notary public on the date indicated in the county indicated;
• To the identity of the signer; and
• That the signer acknowledged executing the document.
• That the signer personally appeared before the notary public on the date indicated in the county indicated;
• To the identity of the signer; and
• That the signer acknowledged executing the document.