A client presents a document written in Spanish. The notarial certificate printed at the bottom of the document is also entirely in Spanish. The California notary reads both English and Spanish. Can the notary fill out and stamp the Spanish notarial certificate?

AI Explanation

Foreign Language Certificates. The CA Notary Public Handbook dictates that a California notary public must strictly use the notarial certificates (Acknowledgment or Jurat) as prescribed in California law, which are in English. They cannot complete a certificate written in a foreign language; they must attach a loose California certificate instead.