An affidavit is based upon either the personal knowledge of the affiant or his or her information and belief. Personal knowledge is the recognition of particular facts by either direct observation or experience. Information and belief is what the affiant feels he or she can state as true, although not based on firsthand knowledge.
An affidavit is a written statement of facts voluntarily made by an affiant under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law.
When a document is handwritten, the notarial certificate attached to it can be handwritten, machine-printed, or machine-typed. Even when a typed or printed document is to be notarized, a Notary is allowed to handwrite the notarial certificate to be attached to it.
(b) A notarial act shall be attested by all of the following: (1) The signature of the notary, exactly as shown on the notary's commission. (2) The legible appearance of the notary's name exactly as shown on the notary's commission.
One of the most common mistakes that notaries make is not printing or signing their name exactly as it appears on their notary commission.
I, _____________________________, a Notary Public of County, , certify that ____________________________, personally appeared before me this day, and being duly sworn, stated that in his presence ________________________ (signed) (acknowledged the execution of) the foregoing instrument.
Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Pass the Notary Public course, consisting of 8 hours, with a score of at least 80%. Licensed members of North Carolina State bar are exempt.
Driver's license or a non-driver's ID issued by another US territory or state. U.S. military ID. Valid driver's license officially issued in Canada or Mexico. An inmate ID card issued after or on 1/1/1991 by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or North Carolina Department of Corrections (but to identify prisoners only)
Notarization of Document Appear before a North Carolina Notary Public to sign the document; Obtain a certified copy which is notarized by the issuing entity (i.e., diploma, etc.); If necessary, you may use a "True Copy" affidavit for North Carolina documents and obtain a notary acknowledgment of your signature;
I, the undersigned authority, in and for said County and State, hereby certify that whose name, as__________________ (title) of _________________________ (entity name), a ___________ corporation, is signed to the foregoing instrument, and who is known to me, acknowledges before me on this day that the statements ...
Yes! Idaho authorizes its notaries to perform online notarizations pursuant to Idaho Code § 51-114A. In addition, Idaho recognizes online notarizations that are properly performed by notaries of other states. The applicable interstate recognition laws are Idaho Code §§ 51-111, 55-805, & 9-1401.
The short answer is yes, notary publics are legally allowed to notarize documents from any state as long the notarial act is conducted within the geographical boundaries of the notary's state of commission.
