The certificates shall include the ______ of the notary.

• A. Stamp
• B. Date
• C. Signature
• D. Pages

Answer: (C)

Notarial certificates are the formal record of a notary’s act, and the signature is the act of attestation. The notary personally signs to confirm that they performed the notarial act (such as witnessing a signature or administering an oath) and to identify the notary who conducted the act. The signature ties the certificate to the individual notary and their commission; a seal or stamp alone shows authority but does not in itself attest that the act occurred. The date is typically included to show when the act took place, but the essential element that confirms the notary’s involvement is the signature.