Colorado Notary Test Review

ackowledgement - a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record. Electronic - Relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. Electronic Record - a record containing information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. Electronic signature - an electronic symbol, sound, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the electronic record. In a representative capacity means acting as - (a) An authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative for a person other than an individual; (b) A public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative, in the capacity stated in a record; (c) An agent or attorney-in-fact for a principal; or (d) An authorized representative of another in any other capacity. Notarial Act - an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notarial officer may perform under the law of this state. The term includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a deposition or other sworn testimony, taking a verification on oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature, certifying a copy, and noting a protest of a negotiable instrument. Notarial Officer - a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act. Notary Public - an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the secretary of state. Official Stamp - a physical image affixed to a tangible record or an electronic image attached to or logically associated with an electronic record. Person - an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity