Can the date of a notarization be different from the actual date the notarization was made?
No, the date of the notarization should always be the date the notarization was made which is the day the signer actually appeared in person for the notarial act. Notarizations should not be backdated. If the notary is signing a certificate of acknowledgment, the document’s date of signing does not have to match the certificate date. The document could have been signed several months earlier. If the notary is signing a jurat, the document’s date must always be the same date of the date of the notarization, since the affiant must always sign the document in the notary’s presence.
