TYPES OF NOTARIAL ACTS

Acknowledgement

An acknowledgment is a notarial act whereby a person, at the same

time and place, appears before the notary public and presents a document to
be acknowledged. If the notary does not know the individual, she must
present sufficient documentation to the notary confirming his identity. Once
identity has been established, the individual must indicate to the notary that
the signature was voluntary and performed for the purposes indicated by the
document. At that time, the notary can acknowledge the document by
witnessing and placing a notarial seal or stamp on the document.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BEFORE

ME,

Notary

Public for and

in the (Province/City/Municipality)

of

_____________ this __date__ personally appeared _____________ with Community Tax

Certificate No. _____________ issued on _____________ at _____________ representing to
be the __position in the corporation__ of __(name of corporation)__ with Community
Tax Certificate No. _____________ issued on _____________ at _____________ and Tax
Identification No. (T.I.N.) _____________, known to me and to me known to
be the same person who executedthe foregoing instrument for and in behalf of said
corporation, and (he/she) acknowledged to me that the same isthe free and
voluntary corporate act and deed of __(name of corporation__.
This Instrument consists of only ______ (____) page/s, including this page in which
this Acknowledgement is written, duly signed by _____________ and his instrumental
witnesses on each and every page hereof.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL this _____________ at _____________, Philippines.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Doc. No. ______;
Page No. ______;
Book No. ______;
Series of ______;

Affirmation/Jurat

An affirmation is legally equivalent to an oath. An individual, at the

same place and time, appears before the notary public and makes a vow of
truthfulness or fidelity on the pain of penalty for perjury. As with an
acknowledgment, if the notary does not know the individual, he must present
sufficient documentation to the notary confirming her identity. This act is
commonly used with affidavits and jurats, voluntary, written sworn
statements made by individuals in the presence of a notary public. In some
states, such as Michigan and New Jersey, affirmations are also used with

verifications, which are sworn, written declarations that the attachment and
statements contained in that attachment are true and accurate.
Example:

JURAT

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, this 15th day of March, 2007 in the
City of Quezon, affiant exhibiting before me his Community Tax Certificate
No. 123456, issued at Quezon City on March 1, 2007.
ATTY. Dura Lex

Copy Certification

A copy certification occurs when a notary public is presented with a

document and identical copies of the document. Upon inspection, if the
notary public determines the copies are in fact duplicates of the original, the
notary public can certify the copies are complete, accurate and identical to
the original. However, most states do not permit notaries to certify copies of
such vital records as birth certificates, death certificates and marriage
certificates.

Witnessing and Oaths

Notaries can witness or attest to signatures provided that the notary

knows the identity of the person signing or the person who has provided the
notary with sufficient identification confirming his identity. Additionally,
notaries can administer oaths, provided the oath is not an oath for office or
in a military setting. Often these oaths are given to deponents during
depositions.