WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature. (Seal). A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual.The certificate of acknowledgment (PDF) must be in the form set forth in California Civil Code section 1189. Any acknowledgment completed in California must contain verbiage exactly as appears above in the notary section or a separate acknowledgment form must be. In today's video I'm going to show you how to complete a California Acknowledgement and a California Giraffe. A complete notary acknowledgment includes the name(s) of the parties that the notary witnessed sign the document. How to fill out the California All-Purpose Acknowledgment Form? Next, provide the name and signature of the person acknowledging receipt. Edit, sign, and share Acknowledgment of Receipt of Handbook or Other Material - California online. I agree I received the following: a.