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

Who it is for

Notaries commissioned through the Montana Secretary of State, notary program, mobile notaries and signing agents working in Montana who want Montana'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 Montana notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our Montana 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: Title 1, Chapter 5, Part 6, MCA (Montana Secretary of State's copy of the statute). No association templates or vendor forms.
• Every core act has an official Montana form, each cited. Checked November 2026.
• The wording is public law and free on our Montana page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist.

What is inside

• Which certificate do I use? (Montana). One page: each Montana notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (MCA 1-5-610(1)); acknowledgment (representative capacity) (MCA 1-5-610(2)); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (MCA 1-5-610(3)); signature witnessing (MCA 1-5-610(4)); copy certification (MCA 1-5-610(5)).
• Montana 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 "This record was signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on (date) by (name(s) of individual(s)) __________________." Then what a Montana certificate must contain: the certificate is executed at the time of the act, signed and dated by you in the same manner as on file, identifies the jurisdiction, contains your title and gives your commission expiration date; on a paper record you affix your official stamp to, or emboss it on, the certificate, and the certificate must be part of or securely affixed to the record; the stamp includes your name, title, city of residence and commission expiration date (or other information the Secretary of State requires) and, as a physical image, is in blue or black ink in the prescribed format.
• Fill-in certificates (Word and PDF). Five certificates, one per page, for the acknowledgment (individual), acknowledgment (representative capacity), jurat (verification on oath or affirmation), signature witnessing and copy certification, with blanks for the venue, date, names and your signature, seal and commission details. Remote acts: MCA 1-5-610 contains no separate remote short form. Montana lets a notary perform acknowledgments and verifications on oath or affirmation by means of communication technology under MCA 1-5-615; follow that section and the Secretary of State's rules for the certificate.
• Common-mistakes checklist. Five mistakes from Title 1, Chapter 5, Part 6, MCA (Montana Secretary of State's copy of the statute), among them: certifying a copy of a birth, death or marriage certificate or a court record for a customer; stamping in an ink color other than blue or black; leaving the certificate loose instead of making it part of, or securely affixing it to, the record. Plus a before-you-sign check.