§47‑43.4.  Officer's certificate upon proof of instrument by proof ofsignature of subscribing witness.

When the execution of aninstrument is proved by proof of the signature of a subscribing witness asprovided by G.S. 47‑12.1, the certificate required by G.S. 47‑13.1shall be in substantially the following form:

STATEOF________________________________________

(Name ofstate)

_________________________________________COUNTY

I,____________________________, a ______________________________________

(Name of officertaking proof) (Official title of  officer taking proof)

of ___________________ COUNTY,_______________________________, certify that

(Nameof state)

____________________________________personally appeared before me this day, and

(Name of personfamiliar with

handwriting ofsubscribing witness)

being duly sworn, stated that heknows the handwriting of ________________________,

(Nameof subscribing witness)

and that the signature of__________________________ as a subscribing witness to the

(Nameof subscribing witness)

foregoing instrument is thesignature of _______________________________________

(Nameof subscribing witness)

WITNESS my hand and officialseal, this the ____ day of ______________, ________

(Month) (Year)

_________________________________________________

(Signatureof officer taking proof)

_________________________________________________

(Officialtitle of officer taking proof)

My commission expires_________________________________________________

(Dateof expiration of officer's commission)

 (1951, c. 379, s. 3; 1999‑456, s. 59.)