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Notary
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Here are some links to forms you might find useful. Check to make sure they are the current revision prior to submitting:
FL Notarial Certificates
Because there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about what a notarial certificate is, and isn't, I've put some references together right from the Governor's Reference manual for Florida Notaries.
The notarial act is not signing and stamping a document. Instead, it involved the following acts, which are required by FLORIDA statute:
1. Examing the document.
2. Check the notarial certificate.
3. Identify the person who will be signing. This means the person MUST physically appear in front of the notary.
4. Assure that the signer understands the document.
5. Administer the Oath or Take the Acknowledgment. There must be an exchange between the signer and the notary. If you've ever had anything notarized and the notary simply signed and stamped the document, the notarization could be considered invalid.
6. Complete the Jurat or Certificate (Acknowledgment). This is the notarial certificate.
The following notarial certificates are from the FLORIDA Governor's Reference Manual for Notaries, Printed 11/2001. They are presented here to assist others in creating pre-printed notarial certificates on their documents for notarization in the state of Florida. These examples of certificates do not preclude the use of others, however, any form that is used must contain all the required information, as do these.
Acknowledgments
Individual
Capacity
Representative
Capacity
Partner representing Partnership
Officer
representing Corporation
Acting
as Attorney in Fact
Public
Officer, Trustee or Personal Representative
Person
Who Signs by Mark
Disabled Person who Directs Another to Sign
Jurats
General Affidavit
Individual Capacity
Person Who Signs by Mark
Credible Witnesses Affidavit
Disabled
Person who Directs Another to Sign
Others
Attested Photocopies
Deposition
Safe-Deposit Box
Notarizations in the state of Florida require notarial certificates to have nine (9) components. They are as follows:
If you've had your signature
notarized in Florida and the notarial certificate does not contain all of these elements, it
could be considered an invalid notarization.