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

Who it is for

Notaries commissioned through the North Dakota Secretary of State, notary public office, mobile notaries and signing agents working in North Dakota who want North Dakota'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 North Dakota notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our North Dakota 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: N.D.C.C. chapter 44-06.1, Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (North Dakota Legislative Branch). No association templates or vendor forms.
• Every core act has an official North Dakota form, each cited. Checked November 2026.
• The wording is public law and free on our North Dakota page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist.

What is inside

• Which certificate do I use? (North Dakota). One page: each North Dakota notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (N.D.C.C. 44-06.1-19(1)); acknowledgment (representative capacity) (N.D.C.C. 44-06.1-19(2)); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (N.D.C.C. 44-06.1-19(3)); signature witnessing (N.D.C.C. 44-06.1-19(4)); copy certification (N.D.C.C. 44-06.1-19(5)); remote or electronic act statement (N.D.C.C. 44-06.1-13.1(10)(b)).
• North Dakota 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 North Dakota certificate must contain: the certificate is executed at the time of the act and signed and dated by you in the same manner as your signature on file with the Secretary of State; it identifies the jurisdiction, contains your title of office and gives your commission expiration date; on a paper record your official stamp must be affixed to the certificate, at the time of each act.
• 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 N.D.C.C. 44-06.1-13.1(10)(b) statement, "This notarial act involved the use of communication technology."
• Common-mistakes checklist. Five mistakes from N.D.C.C. chapter 44-06.1, Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (North Dakota Legislative Branch), among them: completing the certificate after the signer leaves; it must be executed at the time of the act; stamping later or not at all; the stamp goes on at the time of each act; certifying a copy of a vital record or a recorded or sealed public record that the statute says notaries may not copy. Plus a before-you-sign check.