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Rule 4 of 7 · The acts

The affidavit

  1. The words

    An affidavit is a written statement sworn before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The jurat is the clause proving the swearing happened.

    From the handbook: License Law booklet, Definitions: Affidavit, Affiant (p.19)

  2. Actually means

    Acknowledgment says "that is my signature." Affidavit says "these statements are TRUE, and I swore to it in front of you."

    Plain English. No legalese survives this step.

  3. Live example

    A parent signs an affidavit of residence for a school, you administer the oath, then you complete the jurat.

    A scene you can picture.

  4. Killer question

    The person who makes an affidavit is the affiant. Affidavit gets a jurat; a plain signed document gets an acknowledgment.

    Exactly how the exam asks it.

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