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

Who it is for

Notaries commissioned through the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, notary public section, mobile notaries and signing agents working in Wisconsin who want Wisconsin'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 Wisconsin notary, or you only need to read the wording: it's public law and free on our Wisconsin 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: Notary Sample Statements, revised November 2022 (Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions). No association templates or vendor forms.
• Every core act has an official Wisconsin form, each cited. Checked November 2026.
• The wording is public law and free on our Wisconsin page; the pack is the fill-in files, the chart and the checklist.

What is inside

• Which certificate do I use? (Wisconsin). One page: each Wisconsin notarial act, when it's used and where its wording comes from: acknowledgment (individual) (DFI Notary Sample Statements (1)); acknowledgment (representative capacity) (DFI Notary Sample Statements (2)); jurat (verification on oath or affirmation) (DFI Notary Sample Statements (3)); signature witnessing (DFI Notary Sample Statements (4)); copy certification (DFI Notary Sample Statements (5)).
• Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin certificate must contain: every document requiring notarization must include a notary statement; if it lacks one, a Wisconsin notary must write or type a complete statement; each statement has the State and County venue (the county where the notarization is done), your signature, your stamp, your title of office and your commission expiration date.
• 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 sample statements include no remote notarization sentence. No official remote sentence found in the sources we read; check with the Department of Financial Institutions before a remote act.
• Common-mistakes checklist. Four mistakes from Notary Sample Statements, revised November 2022 (Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions), among them: stamping and signing a document that has no notary statement; DFI says you must write or type a complete one; writing your home county instead of the county where the notarization is done; using the acknowledgment for a sworn statement; use the verification on oath or affirmation. Plus a before-you-sign check.