Notary Seal and Certificate Requirements Flashcards

Under Mississippi law, which element is NOT required to appear on a notary's official stamp?

Answer: The notary's home address

Mississippi requires the notary's name, title, state, commission number, and expiration date, but never the home address.

A Mississippi notary completes an acknowledgment but forgets to affix the official stamp. What is the status of the notarial certificate?

Answer: It is incomplete because the stamp is a required element of the certificate

The official stamp must be affixed to or embossed on the certificate for it to be properly completed.

When must a Mississippi notary complete the notarial certificate for an act?

Answer: Contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act

The certificate must be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act.

Which venue information must appear in a Mississippi notarial certificate?

Answer: The state and county where the notarization was performed

The certificate must identify the jurisdiction — state and county — in which the notarial act was performed.

A signer asks a Mississippi notary to sign and stamp a blank acknowledgment certificate to be attached to a document later. The notary should:

Answer: Refuse, because a certificate may not be signed before the notarial act is performed

A notary may not affix a signature or stamp to a certificate before the notarial act has been performed.

If a Mississippi notary uses an embossing seal, what additional requirement applies?

Answer: The impression must be capable of being legibly reproduced when the document is copied

The official stamp, including an embossed seal, must be legible and capable of being copied with the record.

Who is responsible for maintaining exclusive control of a Mississippi notary's official stamp?

Answer: The notary personally

The notary must keep the official stamp under his or her sole and exclusive control at all times.