Notary Exam Question #047
General Information / Acknowledgment
What are some important considerations when completing a certificate of acknowledgment?
- Crossing out pronouns such as he/she/they is required by California law.
- A notary public can affix an acknowledgment to a document even if the signer did not personally appear before them.
- A notary public seal and signature cannot be affixed to a document without the correct notarial wording.
- The completion of a certificate of acknowledgment is not subject to penalty of perjury.
- Crossing out pronouns such as he/she/they is required by California law.
- A notary public can affix an acknowledgment to a document even if the signer did not personally appear before them.
- A notary public seal and signature cannot be affixed to a document without the correct notarial wording.
- The completion of a certificate of acknowledgment is not subject to penalty of perjury.
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California notarial law does not provide a provision requiring a California notary public to cross out, or not cross out, pronouns such as he/she/they, on a notarial certificate. An acknowledgment cannot be affixed to a document mailed or otherwise delivered to a notary public whereby the signer did not personally appear before the notary public, even if the signer is known by the notary public. Also, a notary public seal and signature cannot be affixed to a document without the correct notarial wording.