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§ 4326. Foreign notarial acts [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023].

§ 4326. Foreign notarial acts [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023]. (a) A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this State, as if performed by a notarial officer of this State, if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation or its constituent units or a multinational or […]

§ 4327. Certificate of notarial acts [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023].

§ 4327. Certificate of notarial acts [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023]. (a) A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate physically or electronically signed and dated by a notarial officer. The certificate must include identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed and the title of the office that the notarial […]

§ 4328. Short forms [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023].

§ 4328. Short forms [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023]. The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by § 4327(a) of this title: (1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity: State of ________________________________ County of ________________________________ This instrument was acknowledged before me […]

§ 4321. Definitions [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023].

§ 4321. Definitions [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023]. As used in this chapter: (1) “Acknowledgment” shall mean a statement by a person that the person has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein. If the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, an acknowledgement certifies that the person who signed the instrument did so […]

§ 4322. Notarial acts [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023].

§ 4322. Notarial acts [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023]. (a) In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer must determine, either from personal knowledge of identity or from satisfactory evidence of identity, that the person appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment is the person whose true signature is on the instrument. (b) In taking […]