Arizona Notarial Certificate Wording Pack: Official Forms, Fill-In Certificates and a Mistakes Checklist

Who it is for

Notaries commissioned through the Arizona Secretary of State, notary public section, mobile notaries and signing agents working in Arizona who want Arizona's own certificate wording on hand, ready to fill in when a document arrives without a certificate.

Not the right fit if

You aren't a Arizona notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our Arizona certificate wording page. This pack doesn't decide which certificate a document needs or replace advice from an attorney.

Why it is different

• Only official sources: A.R.S. 41-265, Short form certificates (Arizona State Legislature). No association templates or vendor forms.
• Every core act has an official Arizona form, each cited. Checked November 2026.
• The wording is public law and free on our Arizona page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist.

What is inside

• Which certificate do I use? (Arizona). One page: each Arizona notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (A.R.S. 41-265(1)); acknowledgment (representative capacity) (A.R.S. 41-265(2)); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (A.R.S. 41-265(3)); signature witnessing (A.R.S. 41-265(4)); copy certification (A.R.S. 41-265(5)); paper copy of an electronic record (A.R.S. 41-265(6)).
• Arizona certificate wording reference. Every form word for word with its source and check date. The acknowledgment reads "(County) of ___________________________________________ This record was acknowledged before me on _____________ (Date) by ___________________________________ (Name(s) of individual(s))" and the jurat "(County) of ___________________________________________ Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ___________ (Date) by ___________________________________ (Name(s) of individual(s) making statement)" Then what an Arizona certificate must contain: the short forms are sufficient only when completed with the information A.R.S. 41-264(A) and (B) requires; the forms themselves carry the State and (County) venue, your signature, your stamp, your title of office and your commission expiration date; Arizona has a separate short form for certifying that a paper copy of an electronic record is accurate, which names the record, its date and its page count.
• Fill-in certificates (Word and PDF). Six certificates, one per page, for the acknowledgment (individual), acknowledgment (representative capacity), jurat (verification on oath or affirmation), signature witnessing, copy certification and paper copy of an electronic record, with blanks for the venue, date, names and your signature, seal and commission details. Remote acts: A.R.S. 41-265 has no separate remote or electronic notarization sentence. No official remote sentence found in the sources we read; check the remote notary rules with the Arizona Secretary of State before a remote act.
• Common-mistakes checklist. Four mistakes from A.R.S. 41-265, Short form certificates (Arizona State Legislature), among them: using an acknowledgment when the signer must swear or affirm (verification on oath or affirmation), or the reverse; they are different forms in A.R.S. 41-265; on a representative-capacity acknowledgment, leaving out the signer's authority (officer, trustee) or the party represented; leaving the (County) or date blank on the form. Plus a before-you-sign check.