Rule 1-5-6.1 - AcknowledgmentsA. The individual making the acknowledgment shall appear personally before the notary public.B. The notary public shall have personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual making the acknowledgment.C. A document may be signed in the notary public's presence or a document may be signed prior to the acknowledgment. A document may not be signed subsequent to an acknowledgment.D. If the document is signed prior to appearance before the notary public, the individual making the acknowledgment shall acknowledge that the signature on the document is his own voluntary act.E. The notary public shall compare the signature on the document to the signature of the individual on the identification presented. Section 25-34-51 et seq. Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended.