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. A notary public must use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing an attested copy. Sworn to before me this ____ day of ______, 200__. X_____________________________________. (Notary Public or Commissioner of Deeds). Bring identification such as your driver's license or passport so the notary can verify you are the person named in the affidavit. The easy answer: Yes, you may notarize out-of-state documents. A person filing an affidavit in New York State must have that affidavit notarized.