Notary Seal and Certificate Requirements Flashcards
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When a Colorado notary performs a remote online notarization (RON), how must the notarial certificate differ from an in-person certificate?
Answer: It must indicate the notarization was performed using communication technology
Colorado RON certificates must contain language indicating that the notarial act was performed using audio-visual communication technology.
What replaces the physical ink stamp seal when a Colorado notary performs an electronic notarization?
Answer: An electronic seal meeting Colorado's security standards
For electronic notarizations, Colorado requires an electronic seal that meets the state's security and integrity standards and contains the same information as the physical seal.
A Colorado notary uses a loose certificate form (not pre-printed on the document). What is required to ensure the certificate is properly tied to the right document?
Answer: The certificate must reference the document type, date, and signer names
A loose certificate must identify the document it accompanies by referencing the document type, its date, and the names of the signers to prevent fraudulent attachment to a different document.
Which of the following documents may a Colorado notary lawfully certify as a true copy?
Answer: A privately created business contract
Colorado notaries may copy-certify privately created documents; they may not copy-certify government-issued documents (licenses, vital records, court records) that have authorized custodians.
A signer wishes to affirm rather than swear an oath during a jurat. How does this affect the notarial certificate?
Answer: The certificate may use 'affirmed' in place of 'sworn' with no other changes required
Colorado law treats oaths and affirmations as equivalent; the certificate simply substitutes 'affirmed' for 'sworn' and is otherwise identical.
What information must a Colorado notary's electronic seal contain?
Answer: The same information required on the physical seal
Colorado requires the electronic seal to contain the same information as the physical seal: the notary's name, 'Notary Public,' 'State of Colorado,' and commission expiration date.
Under Colorado law, which statement best describes when a notary may sign a certificate before the notarial act has occurred?
Answer: A notary may never sign a certificate before the notarial act is performed
Pre-signing a notarial certificate before the signer appears and the act is performed is fraudulent and strictly prohibited under Colorado law.