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acknowledge ✔✔to admit the existence of truth of a statement and accept responsibility acknowledgement ✔✔a formal declaration before a notary public that the instrument presented is the free and voluntary act of the party executing it and the signatures on the document are genuine administer ✔✔to give or apply in a formal way affidavit ✔✔a signed statement made under oath or affirmation affirmation ✔✔an oral or written declaration made by a person who has an objection to taking oaths, certifying that under penalty or perjury the declarations are true affix ✔✔to secure and object to another; to attach; add to apostille ✔✔type of authentication of an official document or the official status of a notary or government official who has authenticated or certified a document appointment ✔✔the act of designation for an office or position
authenticate ✔✔to prove or verify as genuine certificate ✔✔-a document testifying to fact, qualification, or promise - a written statement legally authenticated civil liability ✔✔the responsibility and obligation to make compensation to another person for damages caused by improper performance of duties and acts commission ✔✔a document describing the notary's appointment and term of office credible witness ✔✔a believable witness worthy of confidence (chain of personally known individuals from the notary public to the signer of the document) instrument ✔✔legal document that establishes or transfers property rights, such as real estate deed, last will and testament, trust or bill of sale. (recorded and available for public inspection and reliance) jurat ✔✔latin for "it has been sworn" - a certificate added to an affidavit or document stating when, before whom and where it was made jurisdiction/venue ✔✔locality where a cause of action occurs, the state and/or county where a notarization takes place misconduct ✔✔Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards of laws
the age to become a notary ✔✔18 years of age length of term of office for notary ✔✔8 years true copy ✔✔copy of any document containing a notarized affidavit or attestation of the person who made the copy that is an accurate, true and complete copy of the original 3 ways for a notary to verify identity ✔✔identification documents, personal knowledge, credible witness notary liability ✔✔notary public who fails to carry out notary duties correctly may be subject to civil liability for any damages caused by the failure/error Intentional Misconduct ✔✔deliberate disobedience of notarial statue that seeks to benefit the notary in some way, often to defraud the signer of or a party to the document civil penalty ✔✔most common, if a notary intentionally or unintentionally damages the complainant, they may be liable for monetary damages criminal penalty ✔✔can apply if the notary's act enables a forgery, false writing, or other crime to occur (intentional and can be prosecuted as any other crime) filing fee ✔✔$
fee for continuing education ✔✔$ bond before receiving commission ✔✔$25, 4 basic components of a notary public ✔✔law abiding, bonded, impartial, public official notary public ✔✔public official authorized to attest to the authenticity of signature notification of change of information ✔✔must notify secretary of state within 30 days unintentional misconduct ✔✔negligent error or failure of duty in performing a notarization intentional misconduct ✔✔deliberate disobedience of notarial statute that seeks to benefit the notary in some way, often to defraud the signer of or a party to the document Can I notarize my own signature or signatures of my spouse, children, parents or other relatives? ✔✔No, you may never notarize your own or the signatures of his or her spouse. Never notarize a document that may directly benefit the notary or notary's spouse Surety Bond ✔✔like an insurance policy that can be purchased at most major insurance companies or through a service company, unlike insurance if a claim is made against the notary's bond, the notary is liable to the bond company for the payment made on the notary's behalf
