§ 47-43.4 – Officer's certificate upon proof of instrument by proof of signature of subscribing witness.
47-43.4. Officer’s certificate upon proof of instrument by proof of signature of subscribing witness. When the execution of an instrument is proved by proof of the signature of a subscribing witness as provided by G.S. 47-12.1, the certificate required by G.S. 47-13.1 shall be in substantially the following form: STATE OF________________________________________ (Name of state) _________________________________________ […]
§ 47-44 – Clerk's certificate upon probate by justice of peace or magistrate.
47-44. Clerk’s certificate upon probate by justice of peace or magistrate. When the proof or acknowledgment of any instrument is had before a justice of the peace of some other state or territory of the United States, or before a magistrate of this State, but of a county different from that in which the instrument […]
§ 47-45 – Clerk's certificate upon probate by nonresident official without seal.
47-45. Clerk’s certificate upon probate by nonresident official without seal. When the proof or acknowledgment of any instrument is had before any official of some other state, territory or country and such official has no official seal, then the certificate of such official shall be accompanied by the certificate of a clerk of a court […]
§ 47-36.2 – Cure of obvious description errors in recorded instruments.
47-36.2. Cure of obvious description errors in recorded instruments. (a) The following definitions apply to this section, unless the context requires a different meaning: (1) Authorized attorney. – An individual licensed to practice law under Chapter 84 of the General Statutes, who is one of the following: a. The attorney who drafted the instrument containing […]
§ 47-37.1 – Other forms of proof.
47-37.1. Other forms of proof. (a) The proof and acknowledgment forms set forth in this Article are not exclusive. Without regard to whether an instrument presented for registration was signed by an individual acting in his or her own right or by an individual acting in a representative or fiduciary capacity, a notarial certificate that […]
§ 47-38 – Acknowledgment by grantor.
47-38. Acknowledgment by grantor. When properly completed, a certificate in substantially the following form may be used and shall be sufficient under the law of this State to satisfy the requirements for a notarial certificate for one or more individuals, acting in his, her, or their own right or, whether or not so stated in […]
§ 47-40 – Husband's acknowledgment and wife's acknowledgment before the same officer.
47-40. Husband’s acknowledgment and wife’s acknowledgment before the same officer. Where the instrument is acknowledged by both husband and wife or by other grantor before the same officer the form of acknowledgment shall be in substance as follows: I (here give name of official and his official title), do hereby certify that (here give names […]
§ 47-41.01 – Corporate conveyances.
47-41.01. Corporate conveyances. (a) The following forms of probate for deeds and other conveyances executed by a corporation shall be deemed sufficient, but shall not exclude other forms of probate which would be deemed sufficient in law. (b) If the deed or other instrument is executed by an official of the corporation, signing the name […]
§ 47-41.02 – Other forms of probate for corporate conveyances.
47-41.02. Other forms of probate for corporate conveyances. (a) The following forms of probate for deeds and other conveyances executed by a corporation shall also be deemed sufficient but shall not exclude other forms of probate which would be deemed sufficient in law. (b) If the instrument is executed by the president or presiding member […]
§ 47-41.1 – Corporate seal.
47-41.1. Corporate seal. All documents, including but not limited to deeds, deeds of trust, and mortgages, required or permitted by law to be executed by corporations, shall be legally valid and binding when a legible corporate stamp which is a facsimile of its seal is used in lieu of an imprinted or embossed corporate seal. […]