Types of Notary Services

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There are three types of notary services that are performed.

1. Acknowledgement 
2. Jurat
3. Copy Certification

An Acknowledgement is when the signer appears before the Notary and the Notary has positively identified the signer using satisfactory evidence of identity according to state laws.  The signer(s) may sign the document before meeting with the Notary or in the presence of the Notary.

A Jurat, also known as Verification Upon Oath or Affirmation, is where the signer(s) swear to the truthfulness of the contents of the documents to the Notary out loud.  The document must be signed in front of a Notary after the Notary has positively identified the signer(s) according to state laws.

Oath or Affirmation are both a spoken solemn promise that is spoken to a Notary in relation to a notary act, such as a Jurat or as an act in its own right.  An Oath is a promise to a Supreme Being while an Affirmation is for those that do not believe in a higher power so they swear on their personal honor.  Lying in an Oath or Affirmation to a Notary is perjury.

Copy Certification is a document that is certified by the Notary that it is an accurate reproduction of the original.

Under state law a Notary is not allowed to tell the signer which notary they need on a certain document.   It is the responsibility of the signer to know which type of notary they need.

• Advanced Directive
• Adoption Documents
• Affidavit for Business Agreement
• Affidavit of Forgery
• Affirmation
• Application for Duplicate Title
• Assignment of Personal Property
• Assignment
• ATV Title
• Auto Title
• Bill of Sale
• Boat Title
• Certificate of Authorship
• Certificate of Identity
• Certification of Trust
• Commercial Lease
• Commercial Loan
• Copy Certification
• Divorce Documents
• Domestic Partner Affidavit
• Durable Power of Attorney
• Equity Loan
• General Warranty Deed
• Grant Deed
• Healthcare Proxy
• HELOC Loan
• HIPAA Waiver
• Identity Theft Victims Affidavit and Complaint
• Living Trust
• Living Will
• Loan Closings
• Loan Modification Agreements
• Medical Authorization for Minor
• Medical Power of Attorney
• Memorandum of Understanding 
• Mortgage Closing
• Name Affidavit
• Oaths
• Operating Agreement
• Parental Consent for Travel
• Passport Parent Consent Form DS-3053
• Postnuptial Agreement
• Power of Attorney
• Prenuptial Agreement
• Quit Claim Deeds
• Rental Agreement
• Resignation of Trustee
• Reverse Mortgage Loan
• Signing Agent Services
• Subordination Agreement
• Sworn Statement
• Temporary Guardianship Agreement
• Trust Documents
• Unclaimed Property Form
• UTV Title
• Vehicle Release Form
• Will

Have a document needing to be notarized and it is not on this list?  Contact us and we will be happy to let you know if it is a document we can legally notarize.