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Part B. Types of Notary Public Acts and How to Perform the Acts
Proof of Execution by a Subscribing WitnessPrevious Page
Under oath or affirmation the credible witness must swear or affirm that each of the following statements is true (California Civil Code section 1185(b)(1)(A)(i)-(v).): The person who signed the document as a party, the principal, is the person described in the document; The subscribing witness personally knows the principal (California Civil Code section 1197); The subscribing witness saw the principal sign the document or in the presence of the principal heard the principal acknowledge that the principal signed the document (California Code of Civil Procedure 1935; California Civil Code section 1197); and The subscribing witness was requested by the principal to sign the document as a witness and that the subscribing witness did so. (California Code of Civil Procedure 1935; California Civil Code section 1197.) | True False |
Any certificate for a proof of execution by a subscribing witness taken in California must follow a general format with similar wording (California Civil Code section 1195.) | True False |
A notary public must personally know the credible witness who is proving the identity of a subscribing witness. Also, the credible witness must personally know the subscribing witness who is proving the identity of a principal signer to a document. | True False |
After the credible witness has sworn or affirmed to the identity of the subscribing witness, the subscribing witness must prove the identity of the document signer. To prove the identity of the document signer or principal, the notary public must administer an oath or affirmation to the subscribing witness. The subscribing witness must swear or affirm the following statement is true: The subscribing witness personally knows the principal | True False |
A proof of execution proves the identity of the principal, i.e., the person who has signed a document. | True False |
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