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Acknowledgment

 

1.An acknowledgment service does not require the principal to re-sign the document in the presence of the notary if the document was signed prior to the notary service.

 

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2.An acknowledgment service does not require the notary to place the principal under oath.

 

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3.The Notary is not allowed to determine or certify that the signer acted in a representative capacity.

 

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4.Failure to complete the acknowledgment at the time the notary’s signature and seal are affixed to the document subjects the notary to a civil penalty – a fine not to exceed $750.00.

 

 

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5.Effective January 1, 2006, if a document contains a suggested “ certificate of acknowledgment”, the certificate may be used only if it is exactly the same as the statutory wording. If it is not, then a loose certificate of acknowledgment with the statutory wording must be used.

 

The certificate of acknowledgment is executed by the notary under penalty of perjury. (Civil Code section 1189)

 

 

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Dennis L. Ryan is a writer and lecturer,  Judge Arbiter and  chairman of the appellate review board.

Vintage Press-In the Nest of the Eagles, published 1990 

Military Publications: Fleet Marine Corp Field Manuals: Counter Intelligence, CGW-Deception, Naval Warfare-Electronic Counter Measures

Library of Congress: United States Mediator, published 1995, United States Arbitrator, published 1997,