Not really. What it states is:
"Key wording of an acknowledgment is "personally appeared." It is not acceptable to affix an acknowledgment to a document mailed or otherwise delivered to a notary whereby the signer did NOT personally appear before the notary, even if the signer is known by the notary. Also, it is not acceptable to affix a notary seal and signature to a document without the notarial wording. "
It's emphasizing that the signer MUST personally appear in front of the notary. It's a little confusing, I think they should have said "The key words in an ack...". But it's not referring to how the acknowledgement should be worded, it's just emphasizing that the key to acknowledging somebody is that they appear in front of you.
Remember, that part of the handbook is the "instructional" part. As such, it is less formally written than the "laws" part. The specific regulation states " Any certificate of acknowledgment taken within this state shall be in substantially the following form". "Substantially" in this case means that it can vary slightly. I've seen ID affadavits that don't have the (s) after person, only offer he/she but not "they" as an option, etc. Basically, anything parenthetical or with a / in it can be tailored to the specific form, but the other wording must stay exactly the same. |
