What must accompany a completed notarial certificate on a document?

• A. The notarial certificate text, the notary’s signature, and the seal.
• B. The signer's address and phone number.
• C. Two witnesses.
• D. The document's original.

Answer: (A)

In Georgia, a notarial act is authenticated by three things that must appear with the completed certificate: the text of the certificate itself, the notary’s signature, and the official seal. The certificate text states the act performed (such as an acknowledgment or jurat) and, when relevant, who appeared and when and where the act took place. The notary’s signature shows that you personally witnessed or attested to the act. The seal provides the official mark of the notary and ties the certificate to the signer’s authority.

The signer’s address or phone number isn’t required to accompany the certificate, and two witnesses aren’t a standard requirement for a typical notarial act in Georgia. The document’s original isn’t something the notary must carry with the certificate as part of the notarial act.