Notaries are required to provide a notarial certificate for a document if one is not already attached.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for business documents
• D. Only when requested

Answer: (A)

In notarization, a notarial certificate is the record that proves the act was performed. If a document presented for notarization does not already have a certificate, the notary must provide one. This certificate states what was done (acknowledgment, jurat, etc.), who the signer was, the date, the location, and the notary’s official seal/signature. The certificate can be attached to the document or given as a separate page, but the essential point is that the notarization is accompanied by a certificate. It isn’t limited to business documents or only when someone asks for it—it's required whenever the document lacks an attached certificate and a notarization is performed.