The notary signs a ________, prints, or stamps the notary's commission expiration date, and impresses the notary's official seal.

• A. Jurat
• B. Affidavit
• C. Certificate
• D. Oath

Answer: (C)

The main idea is what document the notary signs that also carries the expiration date and the official seal. The notary signs and seals the notarial certificate. This certificate goes with the document being notarized and serves as the formal record of the notarial act, including the commission expiration date shown on it. A jurat is a specific type of certificate used when administering an oath, but the instrument the notary signs and seals in this general notarization is the certificate itself. Affidavits and oaths describe the content sworn or affirmed, not the document the notary signs and seals. So the certificate is the instrument being completed.