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How to eSign a document: eSignature legitimateness for Affidavit of Title in United States

[Music] from time to time notaries are asked to perform an official act called a signature witnessing while they are relatively uncommon confused notaries often call the nna hotline for advice on signature witnessings because they are very similar to acknowledgments in fact acknowledgments and signature witnessings are separate acts with different requirements since we covered how to perform an acknowledgement in a previous video the link is in the description below if you need a refresher so here is everything you need to know about signature witnessings a signature witnessing is generally used to establish that a document was signed on an exact date like an acknowledgment a signature witnessing requires the signer to physically appear before a notary and be a properly screened and identified the key difference with the signature witnessing is that the signer must always sign the document in the notary's presence before the notary applies their seal and creates a record of the notarization the notarial certificate for signature witnessing is also unique as it will always contain the wording signed or attested before me if it does not contain this wording it is not a signature witnessing the practice is prohibited in california florida and texas so if a customer asks you for one in these states advise them to consult with the document preparer and choose another form of notarization like an acknowledgement or girat to learn more check out the links in the description below or watch our other notary training videos here on youtube don't forget to like and subscribe