1 Miss. Code. R. 5-6.4 - Witnessing or attestation of signatures

A. The individual signing the document shall appear personally before the notary public.

B. The notary public shall have personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual signing the document.

C. A document containing a signature that is being witnessed or attested shall be signed in the notary public's presence. A document containing a signature that is being witnessed or attested may not be signed subsequent to the witnessing or attestation of the signature.

D. The notary public shall compare the signature on the document signed to the signature of the individual on the identification presented.

E. The notarial act of witnessing or attesting a signature differs from an acknowledgment in that the party relying on the document may know for certain that the document was signed on the same date that the notary public affixed the official stamp and signature to the document.

F. The act of witnessing or attesting a signature differs from a verification on oath or affirmation in that the signer is merely signing the document, not swearing or affirming that the contents of the document are true.

Notes

1 Miss. Code. R. 5-6.4

Section 25-34-51 et seq. Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended.

Adopted 7/1/2021 Amended 7/19/2021