Which date belongs in the notarial certificate?
- The date printed at the top of the document
- The date the document will take legal effect
- The date the notarial act was actually performed
- The date the notary's commission was issued by the state
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C. The date the notarial act was actually performed
The certificate records when the signer appeared and the act took place. The document's own date or effective date may be different, and those dates are not what the notary is certifying.
Reference: RULONA Section 15(a)
A signer who lives in Adams County meets a notary in Baker County to sign a deed for land in Clark County. Which county belongs in the venue?
- Adams County
- Baker County
- Clark County
- Any of the three
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B. Baker County
Venue is the place where the notarization physically occurs, which is Baker County. The signer's home county and the property's county are irrelevant to the certificate.
Reference: RULONA Section 15(a)(3)
Under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, which of these is NOT a required part of a notarial certificate?
- The notary's signature and the date
- The jurisdiction where the act occurred
- The notary's title of office
- The signer's home address
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D. The signer's home address
The uniform act requires the certificate to be signed and dated by the officer, to identify the jurisdiction where the act was performed, to state the title of office and, for a notary public, to show the commission expiration date if any. A signer's address belongs in the journal, not the certificate.
Reference: RULONA Section 15(a)