Letters
This has been prepared for notaries about the laws governing their duties and is not intended as legal advice. For additional information or for difficult situations, it may be advisable for you or your customer to seek the advice of a licensed attorney.
To effectively notarize a letter, please include the below sample notary block on your document. The first sample is for an oath or affirmation and the second sample is for an acknowledgment.
If there is no notarial certificate on the document, the signer must direct the notary public whether he or she wants to make an acknowledgment or take an oath. Unless the notary public is an attorney, the notary public IS NOT authorized to advise a person which notarial act is appropriate for the document presented for notarization.
| FOR AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION:
STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ________ Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this _____ day of _____, 20___, by (name of person making statement).
Personally Known ______ OR Produced Identification _______ Type of Identification Produced_______________________________________________ |
| FOR AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY:
STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____day of _____, 20___, by (name of person acknowledging).
Personally Known _______ OR Produced Identification _______ Type of Identification Produced _________________________________________________ |