Get MN Notary Acknowledgment 2017-2024

Purchase a notary stamp from a stamp manufacturer or office supply store. It must contain the state seal, the term “Notary Public,” your name as it appears on your notary certificate, and the commission expiration date. See Minnesota Statutes 359.03, subd. 3 for additional stamp requirements.

To take an acknowledgment, the document signer must personally appear before you, the notary public, and declare that he or she has signed the document voluntarily. You should ensure that the signer understands the document and has not been coerced into signing.

Purpose of the acknowledgment The purpose of an acknowledgement is to indicate that a signer appeared before a notary and “acknowledged” they signed a paper. The notary fills out the acknowledgment certificate reaffirming “Yes, they signed that”.

a notary public in and for said state, (name of officer signing document) who signed to the writing above, bearing the date of _____(date) (name of corporation) has this day acknowledged before me the said writing to be the act and deed of said corporation.

A Minnesota notary acknowledgment form is a document used to authenticate the signing of a legal instrument. Certain legal documents, such as a transfer of ownership, a living trust form, or a power of attorney, may require notarization in order to be valid.

After witnessing the document being signed, the Notary then completes the appropriate certificate wording for the signature witnessing. An acknowledgment, on the other hand, does not require the Notary to witness the signature in most states.

The purpose of an acknowledgment 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.

What is an acknowledgment? The purpose of an acknowledgment 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.