89-3-7 - Forms of acknowledgment.
§ 89-3-7. Forms of acknowledgment.
The following forms of acknowledgment may be used in the case of conveyances or other written instruments affecting real estate or personal property; and any acknowledgment so taken and certified shall be sufficient to satisfy all requirements of law:
(a) In the case of natural persons acting in their own right:
"STATE OF ________
COUNTY OF ________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this ________ day of ________, 20________, within my jurisdiction, the within named ________, who acknowledged that (he) (she) (they) executed the above and foregoing instrument.
________ (NOTARY PUBLIC)
My commission expires:
________ "
(Affix official seal, if applicable)
(b) In the case of corporations:
"STATE OF ________
COUNTY OF ________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this ________ day of ________, 20________, within my jurisdiction, the within named ________, who acknowledged that (he) (she) is ________ of ________, a ________ corporation, and that for and on behalf of the said corporation, and as its act and deed (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation so to do.
________ (NOTARY PUBLIC)
My commission expires:
________ "
(Affix official seal, if applicable)
(c) In the case of a corporate general partner of a limited partnership:
"STATE OF ________
COUNTY OF________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this________ day of________, 20________, within my jurisdiction, the within named________, who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is________ of________, a ________ corporation and general partner of________, a________ limited partnership, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as general partner of said limited partnership, and as the act and deed of said corporation as general partner of said limited partnership, and as the act and deed of said limited partnership, (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation and said limited partnership so to do.
________ (NOTARY PUBLIC)
My commission expires:
________ "
(Affix official seal, if applicable)
(d) In the case of a corporate member of a member-managed limited liability company:
"STATE OF ________
COUNTY OF________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this________ day of ________, 20________, within my jurisdiction, the within named ________, who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is ________ of ________, a ________ corporation and member of ________, a ________ member-managed limited liability company, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as member of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said corporation as member of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said limited liability company, (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation and said limited liability company so to do.
________ (NOTARY PUBLIC)
My commission expires:
________ "
(Affix official seal, if applicable)
(e) In the case of a corporate manager of a manager-managed limited liability company:
"STATE OF ________
COUNTY OF________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this________ day of________, 20________, within my jurisdiction, the within named________, who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is________ of________, a ________ corporation and manager of________, a________ manager-managed limited liability company, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as manager of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said corporation as manager of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said limited liability company, (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation and said limited liability company so to do.
________ (NOTARY PUBLIC)
My commission expires:
________ "
(Affix official seal, if applicable)
(f) In the case of persons acting in representative capacities:
"STATE OF ________
COUNTY OF ________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this ________ day of ________, 20________, within my jurisdiction, the within named ________, who acknowledged that (he) (she) is ________ of ________ and that in said representative capacity (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized so to do.
________ (NOTARY PUBLIC)
My commission expires:
________ "
(Affix official seal, if applicable)
(g) In the case of proof of execution of the instrument made by a subscribing witness:
"STATE OF ________
COUNTY OF ________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this ________ day of ________, 20________, within my jurisdiction, CD, one of the subscribing witnesses to the above and foregoing instrument, who, being first duly sworn, states that (he) (she) saw the within (or above) named AB, whose name is subscribed thereto, sign and deliver the same to EF (or that (he) (she) heard AB acknowledge that (he) (she) signed and delivered the same to EF); and that the affiant subscribed (his) (her) name as witness thereto in the presence of AB.
________ (CD)
________ (NOTARY PUBLIC)
My commission expires:
________ "
(Affix official seal, if applicable)
Sources: Codes, 1892, § 2465; 1906, § 2799; Hemingway's 1917, § 2300; 1930, § 2137; 1942, § 858; Laws, 1988, ch. 475, § 1; Laws, 1992, ch. 354 § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 446, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2000.