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Do not sign the document until you are in the presence of the notary.
Completely fill in all blank spaces in the document before the notary arrives, but do not sign! Incomplete documents cannot be notarized.
If you have any questions about how to complete the document, contact the person who drafted or requested the document. A Notary Public is unable to provide legal advice or assistance in the drafting and/or completion of documents.
Every signer must physically appear, be coherent, and present acceptable ID at the time of notarization.
Original documents must be present for all Copy Certifications.
Know which Notary Certificate you need. The Notary cannot give advice on which one to use.
The venue stating the location of the notary public at the time of the notarization in the format, “State of Florida, County of .”
The type of notarial act performed, an oath or an acknowledgment, evidenced by the words “sworn” or “acknowledged.”
Whether the signer personally appeared before the notary public at the time of the notarization by physical presence or by means of audio-video communication technology.
The exact date of the notarial act.
The name of the person whose signature is being notarized. It is presumed, absent such specific notation by the notary public, that notarization is to all signatures.
The specific type of identification the notary public is relying upon in identifying the signer, either based on personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence.
The notary public’s official signature.
The notary public’s name, which must be typed, printed, or stamped below the signature.
The notary public’s official seal affixed below or to either side of the notary public’s signature.
The purpose of an acknowledgement is for a signer, whose identity has been verified, to declare to a notary or notarial officer that he or she has willingly signed a document.
The purpose of a jurat is for a signer to swear to or affirm the truthfulness of the contents of a document to a notary or notarial officer.
A sworn affidavit from the seller and purchaser verifying that the vehicle identification number shown on the affidavit is identical to the vehicle identification number shown on the motor vehicle
Our notary will supervise the making of a copy of a tangible or an electronic record or the printing of an electronic record and attest to the trueness of the copy or of the printout.
Special remedies for non-payment of rent.
The document MUST be current OR have been issued within the past 5 years and bears a serial or other identifying number.
1. A Florida identification card or driver license issued by the public agency authorized to issue driver licenses.
2. A passport issued by the Department of State of the United States.
3. A passport issued by a foreign government if the document is stamped by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
4. A driver license or an identification card issued by a public agency authorized to issue driver licenses in a state other than Florida or in a territory of the United States, or Canada or Mexico.
5. An identification card issued by any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
6. A veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
7. An inmate identification card issued on or after January 1, 1991, by the Florida Department of Corrections for an inmate who is in the custody of the department.
8. An inmate identification card issued by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, for an inmate who is in the custody of the department.
9. A sworn, written statement from a sworn law enforcement officer that the forms of identification for an inmate in an institution of confinement were confiscated upon confinement and that the person named in the document is the person whose signature is to be notarized.
10. An identification card issued by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
If none of the above-mentioned identification is available, or the name on your ID is different or shorter than what is on the document, then you can use:
Two Credible Witnesses - That can swear to the signer’s identity. They must have proper ID, be age 18 or older, know the signer by the name on the document, not be named in the document, nor have a financial interest in the transaction described in the document.
Signing by “X” Mark - If unable to write signature and has valid ID, then two “disinterested” witnesses need to be present and be witnesses on the document. One witness should write the person’s name next to the person’s mark and the witness should sign his or her name as a witness. The witnesses are only verifying that they witnessed the individual make his or her mark on the document.
What is a Document Witness?
Someone that witnesses someone signing the document.
Who Can Act as a Document Witness?
What is a Credible Witness?
A credible identifying witness is an individual who knows and can verify the identity of a signer.
One Credible Witness
The sworn written statement of one credible witness personally known to the notary public.
Two Credible Witnesses
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