California Notary Public ExamJuratsMedium
A Notary Public is completing a jurat certificate for a document that was signed and sworn to in Los Angeles County. The Notary's commission is issued in Riverside County. What is the correct venue to enter on the jurat certificate?
- AState of California, County of Document Origin
- BState of California, County of Los Angeles
- CState of California, County of Riverside
- DState of California, County of Notary's Residence
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. State of California, County of Los Angeles
The venue on a jurat certificate must reflect the actual location where the notarization act (the signing and swearing) took place. It is not tied to the Notary's commission county, residence, or the document's origin.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. The county where the document was originally created or executed is irrelevant to the venue of the notarization itself.
- C. The Notary's commission county is irrelevant to the venue of the specific notarization act.
- D. A Notary's residence county does not dictate the venue of a notarization act.
Jurat - Venue
The venue section of a jurat certificate indicates the geographical location (State and County) where the notarization actually occurred, specifically where the signer appeared before the Notary and took the oath or affirmation.
- Venue is the location of the notarization.
- Must state 'State of California, County of [Actual County]'.
- Not related to Notary's commission county.
- Not related to signer's residence or document's origin.
Memory trick: Venue is where the Notary's feet touched the ground, not where the license hangs.