--- title: "West Virginia Notarial Certificate Wording Pack | MCC" description: "West Virginia certificate wording for acknowledgment, jurat, signature witnessing and more, from official sources, as fill-in Word and PDF forms." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/west-virginia-notarial-certificate-wording-pack" --- Document pack # West Virginia Notarial Certificate Wording Pack: Official Forms, Fill-In Certificates and a Mistakes Checklist West Virginia's acknowledgment, representative acknowledgment, jurat, signature witnessing and copy certification wording, word for word from the statute, as fill-in certificates you can print or attach, with a one-page chart of which to use and a checklist of the mistakes the official sources warn about. **$15** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $15 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Notaries commissioned through the West Virginia Secretary of State, notary division, mobile notaries and signing agents working in West Virginia who want West Virginia'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 West Virginia notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our West Virginia 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: W. Va. Code § 39-4-16, Short form certificates (West Virginia Legislature); West Virginia Notary Handbook, rev. September 2025 (West Virginia Secretary of State). No association templates or vendor forms. - Every core act has an official West Virginia form, each cited. Checked November 2026. - The wording is public law and free on our West Virginia page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist. What is inside - **Which certificate do I use? (West Virginia).** One page: each West Virginia notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (W. Va. Code § 39-4-16(1)); acknowledgment (representative capacity) (W. Va. Code § 39-4-16(2)); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (W. Va. Code § 39-4-16(3)); signature witnessing (W. Va. Code § 39-4-16(4)); copy certification (W. Va. Code § 39-4-16(5)). - **West Virginia 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 West Virginia certificate must contain: the short forms are sufficient when completed with the information § 39-4-15(a) and (b) requires; sign by hand with an original signature (never a reproduction) and include your commission expiration date and title of office; the rubber-stamp seal shows Official Seal, Notary Public, State of West Virginia, your name, an address (yours or your business's), your commission expiration date and a border, no larger than 1 by 2.5 inches. - **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: The handbook gives no separate remote certificate sentence. It says the seal on a remote act must state that the act involved communication technology and that electronic certificate wording follows W. Va. Code § 39-4-16. No official remote form found in the sources we read; check with the West Virginia Secretary of State. - **Common-mistakes checklist.** Six mistakes from West Virginia Notary Handbook, rev. September 2025 (West Virginia Secretary of State), among them: certifying a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate, deed, will or license that a West Virginia office can certify; putting several signers who appeared at different times on one certificate; each needs a separate certificate with identical wording; leaving out the required phrase when someone signs at the direction of a person who can't sign. Plus a before-you-sign check. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Which Certificate Do I Use (West Virginia Notarial Certificate Wording Pack)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-notarial-certificate-wording-pack/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-notarial-certificate-wording-pack/doc-1.webp) First page of Which Certificate Do I Use [![Page 1 of the West Virginia Certificate Wording (West Virginia Notarial Certificate Wording Pack)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-notarial-certificate-wording-pack/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/west-virginia-notarial-certificate-wording-pack/doc-2.webp) First page of West Virginia Certificate Wording Get it ## West Virginia Notarial Certificate Wording Pack Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=west-virginia-notarial-certificate-wording-pack) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Notaries follow their own state's law and the official handbook, and the receiving office decides what it accepts, so nothing here guarantees a document will be accepted. Check the West Virginia Secretary of State, notary division for changes. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$15 one time** West Virginia Certificate Wording Pack. Buy this kit The set **$149 one time** 39 kits including this one, $436 less than buying them separately. [See the set](/toolkits/all-states-notary-certificate-wording-pack) Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What do I get and how is it delivered?** The West Virginia Certificate Wording comes as a zip with four documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: Which Certificate Do I Use, West Virginia Certificate Wording, Fill In Certificates, and Common Mistakes Checklist. The download link arrives by email after payment. **Will it open on a Mac, Google Sheets or my phone?** The PDFs open in any PDF reader, including on a phone. To edit, open the Word files in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice on a Mac or PC. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. If it is not right for you, email us within 14 days of buying for a full refund. **Is this legal or tax advice?** General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Notaries follow their own state's law and the official handbook, and the receiving office decides what it accepts, so nothing here guarantees a document will be accepted. **Is it the right fit for me?** It is made for west Virginia notaries, mobile notaries and signing agents who want the state's own certificate wording on hand, ready to fill in when a document arrives without a certificate. Skip it if you aren't a West Virginia notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our West Virginia certificate wording page. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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