Upon the receipt of a written request, the notarized document, and a fee of $2 payable to the Secretary of State or County Clerk, the Office of the Secretary of State shall provide a certificate of authority in substantially the following form:
     I …………… (Secretary of State) of the State of Illinois, which office is an office of record having a seal, certify that …….. (notary’s name), by whom the foregoing or annexed document was notarized or electronically notarized, was, on (insert date), appointed and commissioned a notary public in and for the State of Illinois and that as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given to this notary’s official attestations. In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature and the seal of this office on (insert date).

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 312/3-106

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

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(Secretary of State).