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MD Notary Acknowledgments and Jurats Flashcards

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  1. What language must a Maryland notary use when administering an oath for a jurat?

    Answer: Any language that causes the signer to understand they are swearing to the truthfulness of the document

    Maryland law requires that the oath or affirmation be administered in a way the signer understands; no specific language formula is mandated.

  2. A signer objects to taking an oath for religious reasons. What may a Maryland notary do?

    Answer: Administer an affirmation instead of an oath

    Maryland law allows a notary to administer an affirmation — a solemn, non-religious pledge — in place of an oath for those with conscientious objections.

  3. What must a Maryland notary verify before completing an acknowledgment certificate?

    Answer: The identity of the signer using satisfactory evidence of identity

    Before completing any notarial certificate, the notary must confirm the signer's identity through acceptable identification.

  4. A Maryland notary is asked to notarize a document with blanks left in the text. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Decline to notarize until the blanks are completed or crossed out

    A Maryland notary should refuse to notarize a document with blank spaces that could be filled in fraudulently after the notarization.

  5. Which of the following is NOT a valid form of satisfactory evidence of identity for a Maryland acknowledgment?

    Answer: A library card

    A library card is not listed among Maryland's acceptable forms of identification for a notarial act.

  6. After completing a Maryland acknowledgment, the notary discovers they forgot to affix their seal. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Contact the signer to return the document, then affix the seal while the signer is present or re-perform the act

    The seal must be affixed as part of the notarial act; the notary should correct the omission by having the signer return or re-performing the act.