NOTARY CERTIFICATES FOR OATH OR AFFIRMATION
SAMPLE 1
If the oath is made only on the basis of the knowledge, information and belief of the swearer, the words to the best of his (or her) knowledge, information, and belief will appear after the word true in the certificate.
STATE OF MARYLAND, COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
[place where oath was administered], to wit:
I hereby certify that on the ________ day of [month], 20___, before me, the subscriber, a notary public of the State of Maryland, in and for [here insert name of county for which notary is appointed], personally appeared [name(s) of person(s) swearing] and made [oath or affirmation] in due form of law that the matters and facts set forth in the [here describe document to which the person(s) is or are swearing] are true. As witness, my hand and notarial seal.
[Signature of notary public]
[Name of notary public typewritten or printed]
[Notary Seal] Notary Public
My Commission expires________________
SAMPLE 2
When the document to which the person is making an oath or affirmation states that the person is making an oath or affirmation and where such statement is signed by that person in the presence of the notary, the notary public may sign a short form certificate
Sworn and subscribed to before me this ________day of [month], 20_____.
[Signature of notary public]
[Name of notary public typewritten or printed]
[Notary Seal] Notary Public
My Commission expires__________
NOTARY CERTIFICATES FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SAMPLE 1 ( Acknowledgement by Private Individuals)
State of Maryland
County of_____(or City of Baltimore) [place where acknowledgment is taken]
On this ____day of [month], 20___, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared [name(s) of person(s) who make acknowledgment], known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to within the
instrument and acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
[Signature of Notary Public]
[Name of Notary Public typewritten or printed]
[Notary Seal] Notary Public
My Commission expires____________
SAMPLE 2 ( Acknowledgement by Private Individuals)
State of Maryland,___________
County (or Baltimore City), [place where acknowledgment is taken], to wit:
I hereby certify, that on this ______day of [month], in the year 20______, before the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland, in and for [here insert name of the County or City of Baltimore, as the case may be, for which notary is appointed],
personally appeared [name(s) of person(s) who make acknowledgment] and acknowledged the foregoing [type of instrument, e.g., deed, mortgage, lease, or whatever] to be his/her act. [If more than one person made an acknowledgment, the last 3 words of the certificate will be “their respective act” instead of “his or her act.”]
[Signature of Notary Public]
[Notary Seal] [Name of Notary Public typewritten or printed]
Notary Public
My Commission expires_________________
SAMPLE 3 ( Acknowledgement by Attorney-in-fact)
State of Maryland
County of ________ (or City of Baltimore) [place where acknowledgment is taken]
On this _______ day of [month], 20___, before me the undersigned officer, personally appeared [name(s) of person(s) who made acknowledgment], known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed as attorney(s)-infact for [name of person(s) for whom the attorney is appearing], and acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same as the act of his/her/their principal for the purposes therein contained. In witness thereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
[Signature of notary public]
[Notary Seal] [Name of notary public typewritten or printed]
Notary Public
My Commission expires_________________
SAMPLE 4 ( Acknowledgment by Public Officer, Trustee, Administrator, Guardian, or Executor )
State of Maryland
County of_________ (or City of Baltimore) [place where acknowledgment is taken]
On this day of [month], 20 , before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared [name(s) of person(s) who made acknowledgment], of the State (county or city as the
case may be) of _______, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person(s) described in the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same in the capacity therein stated and for the purposes therein contained. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
[Signature of notary public]
[Notary Seal] [Name of notary public typewritten or printed]
Notary Public
My Commission expires________________
SAMPLE 5 (Acknowledgment on Behalf of a Corporation)
State of Maryland
County of_____ (or City of Baltimore) [place where acknowledgment is taken]
On this_____ day of [month], 20 , before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared [name(s) of person(s) who made acknowledgment on behalf of the corporation], a corporation, and that he/she/they, as such [title of corporate officer or other description of legal capacity], being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation by himself /herself/themselves as [title of corporate officer or other description of legal capacity]. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
[Signature of notary public]
[Notary Seal] [Name of notary public typewritten or printed]
Notary Public
My commission expires_________________
CERTIFIED COPIES
SAMPLE 1 (Certification of record in Notary’s Fair Register of official acts)
State of__________________________
County of_________________________
On this________ day of [month] ________, 20_______, I hereby certify that the attached document is a true copy made by
me from a record in my fair register of official acts.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
[Signature of notary public]
[Notary Seal] [Name of notary public typewritten or printed]
Notary Public
My commission expires on_______________
Notary Public 