On the _______day of ______ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared. 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. Services include witnessing the signing of important documents, taking affidavits and depositions and giving oaths. I'm going to take a minute here and we're going to cover how to properly do an all-purpose acknowledgement for the state of California. Our on staff notary public's signatures can be authenticated and certified in the county clerks' offices throughout New York. A New York notary acknowledgment is used to confirm the legitimacy of an individual's identity and signature on a document. For an acknowledgment to occur, the signer must declare to the notary that they're willing to sign the document for its intended purpose. In the case of non-real estate corporate acknowledgments, the corporate acknowledgment form under section 309 should be used. QUESTIONS. 7. Report of Notary Journal Seizure, -- ; 8.