The certificate of acknowledgment (PDF) must be in the form set forth in California Civil Code section 1189. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature. (Seal).A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual. 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. I am here doing a um mock notarization for an acknowledgement and durat i want to show you how to fill out both of them. To obtain a Notary Acknowledgement in California, prepare your document, find a Notary Public and attend the notary appointment. 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.