Notaries must complete a notarial certificate to show evidence of each act. Learn when a loose certificate is necessary and how to properly use it.I certify that the following person(s) personally appeared before me this day, each acknowledging to me that he or she signed the foregoing document:. I'm going to show you how to acknowledge or notarize a acknowledgement form for an individual. Begin with your address and name. State the purpose clearly. To make the acknowledgment valid, it must include the words. "acknowledged before me. Notaries are forbidden from providing any type of documents, except an acknowledgment or jurat as a loose certificate to add to their documents. Signing Agents are often asked to complete a USA PATRIOT Act CIP form to certify the NSA properly identified the borrower at the signing appointment.