What must be printed or stamped along with the notary's official seal?

• A. Commission expiration date
• B. Affiant's ID
• C. Court case number
• D. Notary's residence

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that a notary’s authority must be verifiable at the moment of notarization. Printing or stamping the commission expiration date along with the official seal provides proof that the notary was still in office when the document was notarized. Without the expiration date, you wouldn’t easily know whether the notary’s commission was active, which could call the notarization into question. The other items listed aren’t standard requirements to accompany the seal: identity verification is handled during the acknowledgment or jurat process, a court case number is only needed for documents tied to specific cases, and the notary’s residence isn’t a universal stamp requirement.