Notarial Acts and Certificates Flashcards
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Which of the following is a notarial act authorized under Delaware law?
Answer: Taking an acknowledgment
Delaware notaries are authorized to take acknowledgments as one of their core notarial acts.
What must a Delaware notary include on every notarial certificate?
Answer: The notary's signature and official seal
Every Delaware notarial certificate must include the notary's signature and official seal to be valid.
In Delaware, what is a 'jurat'?
Answer: A certificate where the signer swears or affirms the truthfulness of a document
A jurat is a notarial certificate used when the signer swears or affirms that the contents of a document are true.
Which notarial act is used when a signer declares under oath that a written statement is true?
Answer: Administering an oath with a jurat
A jurat with an administered oath is used when the signer swears that the contents of a written statement are true.
When performing a copy certification in Delaware, what must the notary verify?
Answer: That the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original
For copy certification, a Delaware notary must verify that the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original document.
A Delaware notary may NOT notarize a document if:
Answer: The notary has a financial interest in the transaction
Delaware notaries are prohibited from notarizing documents in which they have a direct financial or beneficial interest.