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Notarial Acts and Certificates
The acts a Maine notary performs under Maine's Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, including the distinctive power to solemnize marriages, how acknowledgments and jurats differ, and what a valid certificate must contain.
The authorized acts
Maine notaries take acknowledgments, administer oaths and affirmations, perform jurats, witness signatures, and certify copies. Maine is also one of the few states where a notary may solemnize marriages.
Acknowledgment vs. jurat
The oath and the presence-at-signing requirement separate the two most common acts.
Personal appearance and remote acts
Every act requires personal appearance. Maine authorizes remote notarization under set conditions.
The certificate
The certificate is the notary's official record of the act.