Jurat and Acknowledgement

Rachelle G. Deligero, RCrim.

What is a Jurat?
Jurat is that part of an affidavit in which the
offer certifies that the instrument was sworn to
before him (Suarez, 2019). It is used in affidavits,
certifications, verifications or whenever the
person executing a document or instrument
makes a statement of facts or attests to the truth
of an occurrence of an event under oath.
What is a Jurat?
Refers to an act in which an individual on a single
occasion:
Appears in person before the notary public and presents
an instrument or document;
Is personally known to the notary public or identified
by the notary public through competent evidence of
identity as defined by the Rules;
Competent Evidence of Identity
 At least one current identification document issued by an
official agency bearing the photograph and signature of an
individual;
 Oath or affirmation of one credible witness not privy to the
document or transaction who is personally known to the notary
public and who personally knows the individual;
 Oath or affirmation of two credible witnesses neither of whom
is privy to the document who personally knows the individual
and shows the notary public documentary identification.
What is a Jurat?
Refers to an act in which an individual on a single
occasion:
Signs the instrument or document in the presence of the
notary; and
Takes an oath or affirmation before the notary public as
to such instrument or document.
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What is Acknowledgement?
Acknowledgement is the act of one who has
executed a deed, in going before some competent
officer or court and declaring it to be his act or deed.

To authenticate an agreement between two or

more persons, where the document contains a
disposition of property.
 What is Acknowledgement?
Refers to an act in which an individual on a single occasion on Notarial Practice of
2004, Rule II, Section 1:

 Appears in person before the notary public and presents an integrally complete
instrument or document;
 Is attested to be personally known to the notary public or identified by the notary
public through competent evidence of identity as defined by the Rules on
Notarial Practice of 2004; and
 Represents to the notary public that the signature on the instrument or document
was voluntarily affixed by him for the purposes stated in the instrument or
document, declares that he has executed the instrument or document as his free
and voluntary act and deed, and, if he acts in a particular representative capacity,
that he has the authority to sign in that capacity.
 Functions of an Acknowledgement
Two-fold function of an acknowledgement:

1. To authorize the deed to be given in evidence without

further proof of its execution; and
2. To entitle it to be recorded.

The same purposes may be accomplished by a subscribing

witness going before the officer or court and making an oath to
the fact of the execution, which is certified in the same manner.
 Instruments Required to be Acknowledged
The act of acknowledging instruments is statutory and only those
instruments that are required by law to be acknowledged shall be
acknowledged. An instrument cannot be acknowledged by a person other
than who executed it.

 Deed
 Conveyances
 Mortgages
 Leases
 Releases
 Discharge affecting lands
Acknowledgement
“Scilicet” which means “to wit” “namely”
 Used to particularized a general statement