I have been asked to notarize an "affidavit of motor vehicle gift transfer" for the state of Texas. I am in California, can I notarize this document? — S. J. California
Maybe. The form to which you refer is Comptroller of Public Accounts Form 14-317. The form has jurat language, but this language does not comply with Government Code Section 8202. Any jurat completed by a California Notary must be exactly in the form prescribed in statute. If the agency receiving this document allows you to attach a California jurat form, you may notarize this form. If it does not allow attached certificate forms, then you may not.
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