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

Who it is for

Notaries commissioned through the Iowa Secretary of State, notary section, mobile notaries and signing agents working in Iowa who want Iowa'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 Iowa notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our Iowa 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: Iowa Code chapter 9B, Notarial Acts (2026), Iowa Legislature; Notarial Certificates, Iowa Secretary of State. No association templates or vendor forms.
• Every core act has an official Iowa form, each cited. Checked November 2026.
• The wording is public law and free on our Iowa page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist.

What is inside

• Which certificate do I use? (Iowa). One page: each Iowa notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (Iowa Code 9B.16(1)); acknowledgment (representative capacity) (Iowa Code 9B.16(2)); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (Iowa Code 9B.16(3)); signature witnessing (Iowa Code 9B.16(4)); copy certification (Iowa Code 9B.16(5)); remote or electronic act statement (Iowa Code 9B.14A(5)(b)).
• Iowa certificate wording reference. Every form word for word with its source and check date. The acknowledgment reads "This record was acknowledged before me on __________ (Date) by __________ Name(s) of individual(s)" and the jurat "Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on __________ (Date) by __________ Name(s) of individual(s) making statement" Then what an Iowa certificate must contain: every notarial act is evidenced by a certificate executed at the time of the act, signed and dated by you in the same manner as your signature on file with the Secretary of State; it identifies the jurisdiction (the State and, in the short forms, the bracketed County line), contains your title of office and gives your commission expiration date, if any; on a paper record, a notary public's official stamp must be affixed to or embossed on the certificate.
• 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 remote or electronic act statement, with blanks for the venue, date, names and your signature, seal and commission details. Remote acts: add the Iowa Code 9B.14A(5)(b) statement, "This notarial act involved the use of communication technology"
• Common-mistakes checklist. Five mistakes from Notarial Certificates, Iowa Secretary of State and Iowa Code chapter 9B, Notarial Acts (2026), Iowa Legislature, among them: suggesting which certificate to use. The Secretary of State says the requester states what they need, and the notary then uses the matching certificate; treating the 9B.16 short forms as the only valid wording; the Secretary of State notes they are examples, not a complete list; notarizing a record in which you or your spouse is a party or has a direct beneficial interest; the act is voidable. Plus a before-you-sign check.