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Notary Terms Definitions
 

                         Notarized

To certify (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) by a notary public. Any document requiring notarization must be signed in the presence of a notary public.

                    Acknowledgments

The notary public certifies the (1.) the signer personally appeared before the notary public on the date and in the county indicated, (2.) the signer provided proper identity, and (3.) that the signer acknowledged executing the document.

Jurat

The notary public certifies (1.) the signer personally appeared before the notary public on the date and in the county indicated, (2.) that the signer signed the document in the presence of the notary, and (3.) that the notary public administered the oath.
 

Powers of Attorney

A notary public can certify copies of powers of attorney. A certified copy of a Power of Attorney that has been certified by a notary public has the same force and effect as the original Power of Attorney.

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