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

Who it is for

Notaries commissioned through the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (notary public), mobile notaries and signing agents working in New Jersey who want New Jersey'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 New Jersey notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our New Jersey 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: New Jersey Notary Public Manual, September 14, 2026 (Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services). No association templates or vendor forms.
• Every core act has an official New Jersey form, each cited. Checked November 2026.
• The wording is public law and free on our New Jersey page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist.

What is inside

• Which certificate do I use? (New Jersey). One page: each New Jersey notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (Notary Public Manual p. 13); acknowledgment (representative capacity) (Notary Public Manual p. 13); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (Notary Public Manual pp. 13-14); signature witnessing (Notary Public Manual p. 14); copy certification (Notary Public Manual p. 15); remote act: notary's witnessing statement (Notary Public Manual p. 21).
• New Jersey 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 a New Jersey certificate must contain: the certificate is executed at the same time as the act, signed and dated by you, identifies the jurisdiction (state and county), contains your title of office, shows your commission expiration date and is stamped; the official stamp includes your name, Notary Public, State of New Jersey and your commission expiration date; on paper it goes near your signature, clear, readable and able to be copied with the record; copy certification is permitted: determine that the copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record.
• 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 act: notary's witnessing statement, with blanks for the venue, date, names and your signature, seal and commission details. Remote acts: add the Notary Public Manual p. 21 statement, "I ____________ [name of the notarial officer] witnessed, by means of communication technology, ____________ [name of remotely located individual] sign the attached record and declaration on ________ [date]."
• Common-mistakes checklist. Six mistakes from New Jersey Notary Public Manual, September 14, 2026 (Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services), among them: signing the certificate before the act is performed; notarizing with no certificate attached to or part of the record; A smudged or unreadable stamp, or one placed away from your signature. Plus a before-you-sign check.