acknowledgment form •Notary must initial all corrections made in acknowledgment form •Signer must initial corrections made in the text of document Source: Essential Notary Standards and Principles in the Recording Process, Property Records Industry Jo

The California Notary Handbook says that only the jurat must have exact wording, while a notary public may complete a certificate of acknowledgment required in another state or jurisdiction of the United States on documents to be filed in that other state

An affidavit is a written statement filed by an affiant as evidence in a court case. In order to be admissible, affidavits must be notarized by a notary public.. There are two types of judicial notarizations: a notary acknowledgement and a jurat.