Which statement best describes the placement of notary certification information?

• A. It can be included within the jurat or acknowledgment
• B. On a Separate Page
• C. In the Body of the Document
• D. In the Notary's File

Answer: (A)

The certification text belongs directly on the document as part of the notarial certificate, either as a jurat or an acknowledgment. This certification is the official statement by the notary that the act was performed correctly—sworn or affirmed in a jurat, or that the signer appeared and signed in the presence of the notary in an acknowledgment. Placing it on the document ensures the notary’s act travels with the instrument and can be verified, with the notary’s signature and seal attached to that certificate. A separate page would detach the certification from the instrument, and putting the text in the body of the document or only in the notary’s file does not provide the formal, verifiable certificate attached to the instrument.