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Notarial Acts and Certificates
The acts a Utah notary performs under the Notaries Public Reform Act (Utah Code Title 46, ch. 1), how acknowledgments and jurats differ, and what a valid certificate requires.
The authorized acts
Utah notaries take acknowledgments, administer oaths and affirmations, perform jurats, witness signatures, and certify copies of documents the custodian presents. Each act has a distinct purpose the notary must respect.
Acknowledgment vs. jurat
The oath and the presence-at-signing requirement separate these two acts.
Personal appearance and remote acts
Every act requires the signer to appear. Utah authorizes remote online notarization only under strict conditions.
The certificate
The certificate is the notary's official record of the act and must be complete.