Texas Notary Public Practice Test

The written evidence of an acknowledgment is the certificate that the officer who takes the acknowledgment issues. This certificate states that the person appeared before the officer, was identified, and acknowledged the instrument as the person’s act and deed. It is the formal record that proves the notarial act occurred and who performed it, making the acknowledgment legally verifiable when the document is presented elsewhere. The acknowledgment itself is the act of the signer, but the certificate is what documents that act in writing. Endorsement or declaration describe different notions and do not serve as the official written proof of the acknowledgment.