Notarized Documents

Anyone that needs to get a document notarized in California, must use this EXACT language. Otherwise it will not be valid.

Any certificate for proof of execution taken within this state may be in the following

form, although the use of other, substantially similar forms is not precluded:

State of California } ss.

County of _________

On __________ (date), before me, the undersigned, a notary public for the state, personally

appeared _________________ (subscribing witness’s name), personally known to me (or

proved to me on the oath of _________________ (credible witness’s name), who is personally

known to me) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, as a witness

thereto, who, being by me duly sworn, deposed and said that he/she was present and saw

_________________ (name(s) of principal(s)), the same person(s) described in and whose

name(s) is/are subscribed to the within and annexed instrument in his/her/their authorized

capacity(ies) as (a) party (ies) thereto, execute the same, and that said affiant subscribed his/her

name to the within instrument as a witness at the request of _________________ (name(s) of

principal(s)).

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature ______________________________________ (Seal)

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