These FLORIDA-specific notarial certificates and forms are being provided for your convenience. All are statutory as referenced in the form description.An acknowledgment is one of the most common types of notarial acts, but it often confuses Notaries. Here are 5 steps to performing an acknowledgment. Under penalties of perjury, I declare the I have read the foregoing Affidavit of Kin and the facts stated therein are true. Signature of Applicant. Bring identification such as your driver's license or passport so the notary can verify you are the person named in the affidavit. Have someone unrelated to you who has personally known you for at least one year or more complete and sign the Affidavit of Character section. A notary public must use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing an attested copy. As a Notary, how do you stay impartial if the signer is your relative?