If the corporation has _____ corporate seal, the notary should line out and initial "the seal affixed to the instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation" and add "and that the corporation has no corporate seal."

• A. a
• B. no
• C. one
• D. two

Answer: (B)

When a corporation signs a document, the notary’s certificate must match whether the corporation actually has a seal. If there is no corporate seal, the notary should strike the phrase that says the seal affixed is the corporation’s seal, and add that the corporation has no corporate seal. This keeps the record truthful and prevents implying a seal exists when it doesn’t. If there is a corporate seal, the line-out would not be appropriate, because the statement about the seal being the corporate seal would be accurate and should remain. So, the correct approach is to indicate that the corporation has no corporate seal.