DE Notary Notarial Acts and Certificates

Question 1

Which of the following is a notarial act authorized under Delaware law?

Accepted Answer

Taking an acknowledgment

Answer

Delaware notaries are authorized to take acknowledgments as one of their core notarial acts.

Question 2

What must a Delaware notary include on every notarial certificate?

Accepted Answer

The notary's signature and official seal

Answer

Every Delaware notarial certificate must include the notary's signature and official seal to be valid.

Question 3

In Delaware, what is a 'jurat'?

Accepted Answer

A certificate where the signer swears or affirms the truthfulness of a document

Answer

A jurat is a notarial certificate used when the signer swears or affirms that the contents of a document are true.

Question 4

Which notarial act is used when a signer declares under oath that a written statement is true?

Accepted Answer

Administering an oath with a jurat

Answer

A jurat with an administered oath is used when the signer swears that the contents of a written statement are true.

Question 5

When performing a copy certification in Delaware, what must the notary verify?

Accepted Answer

That the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original

Answer

For copy certification, a Delaware notary must verify that the copy is a true and accurate reproduction of the original document.

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