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

Who it is for

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

Not the right fit if

You aren't a Connecticut notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our Connecticut 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: State of Connecticut Notary Public Manual, Rev. 2026-1 (Secretary of the State). No association templates or vendor forms.
• Where Connecticut has no official form (signature witnessing, copy certification), the pack says so instead of inventing wording. Checked November 2026.
• The wording is public law and free on our Connecticut page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist.

What is inside

• Which certificate do I use? (Connecticut). One page: each Connecticut notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (Notary Public Manual p. 11 (sample)); acknowledgment for a corporation (Notary Public Manual p. 11 (sample)); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (Notary Public Manual p. 15, § 4.9 (sample)); remote acknowledgment (Notary Public Manual p. 28 (sample)). Acts with no official form found are marked so: signature witnessing, copy certification.
• Connecticut certificate wording reference. Every form word for word with its source and check date. The acknowledgment reads "On this the ____ day of ________, 20__, before me, ____________ (name of notary), the undersigned officer, personally appeared ____________ (name of individual or individuals), known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person ..." and the jurat "Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of ________, 20__." Then what a Connecticut certificate must contain: venue is State of Connecticut and County of ___ ss. (Town/City), the place where the act occurs; sign with your original signature exactly as on your certificate of appointment; no signature stamps, and no one signs for you; every notarization includes your commission expiration date.
• Fill-in certificates (Word and PDF). Four certificates, one per page, for the acknowledgment (individual), acknowledgment for a corporation, jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) and remote acknowledgment, with blanks for the venue, date, names and your signature, seal and commission details. Remote acts: add the Notary Public Manual p. 28 (sample) statement, "On this the ____ day of ________, 20__, before me, the undersigned notary public, appeared by means of communication technology ____________ (name of individual or individuals), know to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory ..."
• Common-mistakes checklist. Six mistakes from State of Connecticut Notary Public Manual, Rev. 2026-1 (Secretary of the State), among them: A document with no notarial certificate; always attach one; A stamp or seal with no notary signature; A signed certificate without the commission expiration date. Plus a before-you-sign check.