Certificate of Authority

Certificate of Authority. A certificate of authority evidencing the authenticity of the official seal and signature of a notary of this [State] shall be substantially in the following form: I, (name, title, jurisdiction of authenticating official), certify that (name of notary), the person named in the seal and signature on the attached document, was a Notary Public for the [State] of [name of jurisdiction] and authorized to act as such at the time of the document's notarization. To verify this Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act, I have affixed below my signature and seal of office this _____ day of ________, 20 ___. (Signature and seal of commissioning official)