Powers & limitations Notarial acts that may be performed by a notary within the state. Acknowledgement A notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally known to the notary or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has admitted, in the presence of the notary, to voluntarily signing a document for the document's state purpose. Jurat A notarial act in which a notary certifies that a signer, whose identity is personally known or proven on the basis of satisfactory evidence, has made, in the notary's presence, a voluntary signature and taken an oath or affirmation vouching tfor the truthfulness of the signed document. False or incommplete certificate A notary may not execute a certificate containing a statement known by the notary to be of this nature. Notarization of an electronic signature requirers A personal appearance and certification of a voluntary signature. Notarization of an electronic signature can not be done... Over the phone, fax, email or video conference. For electronic notarization, the signer is in the presence of the notary using______ Computer instead of pen and paper. Electronic Signature An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. A signer must always appear before the notary except: There are no exceptions. Many fraud cases begin with stories of why the signer could not personally appear.