Jurat for California Notary Public

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California Notary Jurat

The second most completed document by California Notary Public is a document called the Jurat. This form will be available for free on this page.This document can be recognized if the following phrase is contained with the document, ”Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before”. The process of notarizing a Jurat confirms four conditions have been met. Here is the four conditions that must be confirmed with any California Notary Public. The notary public was present when the document was signed by the signer. Also that the signer was there in person with the notary public on the date and county as recorded on the Jurat. An oath or affirmation was given to the signer and the identity of the signer was confirmed by the notary public.

For any Jurat administered in California it needs to be in the following format:
State of California
County of _____________

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this _______ day of ________, 20__, by ____________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appeared before me.

Notary Public Signature & Notary Public Seal

Note: Without the correct format, namely the notarial wording, then the notary’s public seal nor signature can be attached to any legal document.

The California Government Code section 8202 was amended for clarification by removing the reference to “personal knowledge” which was used in reference to the affiant’s identity applying to a Jurat. Further reading into the state’s civil code namely section 1185 provides additional information related to the process. It states that identity cannot be based on personal knowledge alone and requires proof. The notary needs to be able to verify the identity of the signer using approved evidence, which also will need to be entered into the journal.

Here is something to remember what is the public notary confirming when notarizing a Jurat document. They are acknowledging that the signer was there in person and signed as indicated. The signature was completed by in the presence of a notary and has confirmed the identity of the person signing. What the process does not check or verify is whether the person doing the signing is a resident of the United States. More information can be found by visiting California Jurat which is for the state of California's public notary system.

Notary Publics' are regulated by the Secretary of State for each individual state. Therefore, a notary may only do notaries physically in the state in which they are licensed.

To find a notary that did a past notarization, look at the SEAL (stamp) on the document. Contact the county recorder in the state of the county that is on the seal.

A public notary cannot advise a person on law matters. They are not professionals in the area, nor does the notary have the authority to do so. The only time a notary can prepare legal paperwork is if they are also an attorney.

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