A husband and wife are both listed as signers on a Deed of Trust. The husband appears before the notary on Tuesday, and the wife appears on Wednesday. How must the notary document this in the sequential journal?

AI Explanation

Separate Appearances = Separate Entries. According to the handbook, a notary must create a separate journal line item for each notarial act. Because the signers appeared at two different times (different days), these are two completely distinct notarial acts, requiring two separate journal entries and two separate certificates.