On the _______day of ______ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared. Forms ; How To Commence A Civil Action.A New York notary acknowledgment is used to confirm the legitimacy of an individual's identity and signature on a document. To make the acknowledgment valid, it must include the words. "acknowledged before me. The PDF version of these forms are FILLABLE. They can be filled out electronically, then printed.