A Notary Public protects the public by verifying a signers identity to make sure that a signature an a document is done by the named person and they are willing to sign the document. Their identity is verified with a current, valid, government-issued picture ID (such as a Driver License or a Passport).
Types of general notarizations: Acknowledgements and Jurats.
Acknowledgements are when a signers identity is verified by the Notary Public using the clients ID and the client signs. A Jurat is where the signer swears or affirms the information in the document is true and the client also signs the document. Oak Notary only provides General Notarizations, Acknowledgements and Jurats, no loan signings.
Acknowledgments are when the notary verifies the signers identity with a