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This record was acknowledged before me on _______________ by ___________________. Signed (or attested) before me on _______________ by _____________________. If the document you are handed to notarize does not have any notary wording, you must ask the customer which notary act they want you to perform.

An acknowledgment requires the following steps: The signer must physically appear before you. You as the notary must positively identify the signer ing to your state's rules. The signer may either sign the document before appearing before you, or in your presence.

If a document requires the administration of an oath, the person must personally appear before the notary, be administered the appropriate oath, and sign the document in the notary's presence. If the document requires an acknowledgment, the person must appear before the notary and acknowledge the document.

An Illinois notary acknowledgment form is used to certify the authenticity of signatures inscribed on a legal document. This notarial act does not require the notary to attest to the truthfulness of the documents' contents but they must acknowledge that it was signed willingly.

With the passage of Senate Bill 2664 on January 1, 2022, Remote Online Notarization is permitted in Illinois. Illinois signers can now use RON to get their documents notarized. Online notarization is a more secure method and safer alternative for Illinois signers to validate their documents.

The purpose of an acknowledgment is for a signer, whose identity has been verified, to declare to a Notary or notarial officer that he or she has willingly signed a document.