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●● For a jurat or verification on oath or affirmation, the signer must
swear or affirm that the signature on the document is his or hers. True or
False ?.
Answer: False. (they only must swear that statements in the document
are true. The notary should be able to verify identity already.
●● An affirmation is the legal equivalent of an oath but has no reference
to a supreme being.
True or False ?.
Answer: True. (An affirmation is made on a person's honor but an oath is
made to a supreme being.)
●● A Notary may notarize his or her own signature.
True or False ?.
Answer: False. (Notaries may not notarize their own signature or on a
document where they're named or have any beneficial interest in.)
●● Blank spaces in a notarized document leave the document vulnerable
to fraudulent abuse.
, True or False ?.
Answer: True. (Someone could fill in the blanks.)
●● When there is no preprinted Notary Certificate on the document the
notary should ?.
Answer: Ask the signer what type of notarization is needed and show
him or her sample certificate forms from which to choose.
●● For an acknowledgement the notary certifies that ?.
Answer: The signer appeared before the Notary at the time of the
notarization.
●● For an acknowledgement, the signer must always:.
Answer: The signer must be positively identified by the Notary.
●● If the preprinted venue on a Notary certificate is incorrect:.
Answer: The notary should line through the incorrect venue, print the
correct venue nearby, and initial and date the change.
●● The venue in the notary certificate is the :.
Answer: State & County where the notarization takes place.
●● Who are you representing at the loan signing?.