A basic jurat includes a statement from the notary public who witnessed the signing of the document indicating that the person the document concerns signed it in the presence of the notary public. The notary public notes the date and location of the signature, and signs the document or affixes a California state approved seal. The Notary Public verifies identification, and then affixes a jurat to the document to indicate that the person signed it in the notary's presence and that the person's identity was verified.
A jurat cannot be affixed to a document mailed or otherwise delivered to an notary public whereby the signer did not personally appear, take an oath, and sign in the presence of the notary public, even if the signer is known by the notary public. Furthermore, a notary public's signature and seal cannot be placed on a document until it has the proper notary wording.
In the jurat, the notary public certifies:
The notary signer personally stands before a notary on the date that is listed as well as in the specific county listed. That the signer signed the document in the presence of the notary public; The official affirmation or oath was administered to the signer prior to signing.
Any jurat taken within California shall be in the following form:
State of California County of Los Angeles Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this (blank) day of (blank), 20 (blank), by (blank), proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appeared before me.
(Notary Public Signature) (Notary Public Seal)
Jurats are also attached to documents such as affidavits (a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer) that may be used in court as evidence in a trial. The certification allows evidence to be brought in when a witness cannot attend court, and certified documents can be used as individual evidence. Furthermore, in contract disagreements, a jurat can be used to prove that the contract was agreed upon by various individuals and they were aware of their rights under the law.
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