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CHAPTER 47-19RECORD TITLE47-19-01.Instruments entitled to record.Any instrument affecting the title to orpossession of real property may be recorded as provided in this chapter.47-19-02. Instruments entitled to record without acknowledgment. The followinginstruments may be recorded without acknowledgment or further proof:1.An instrument issued by an agency, bureau, department, or the judiciary of the<br>United States, this state or a political subdivision of this state, or an Indian tribe<br>recognized by the United States department of the interior. An instrument includes a<br>contract or agreement that is entered by one of these governmental entities that<br>contract or agreement is deemed to have been issued by the entity.2.An instrument certified by an agency, bureau, department, or the judiciary of the<br>United States or a foreign government, a state of the United States or a political<br>subdivision of a state, or an Indian tribe recognized by the United States department<br>of the interior.3.A lis pendens or other instrument that is signed by an attorney at law licensed to<br>practice law in this state which bears the attorney's identification number issued by<br>the state board of law examiners.4.An affidavit that bears a jurat or verification upon oath or affirmation.5.A Uniform Commercial Code financing statement under title 41.6.A plat signed by a land surveyor registered in this state.47-19-03.Prerequisites to recording instruments.Before an instrument can berecorded, unless it belongs to a class provided for in section 47-19-02 or 47-19-40, its execution<br>must be established:1.If executed by an individual, by acknowledgment by the person executing the same;2.If executed by a corporation or limited liability company, by execution and<br>acknowledgment by the person or persons authorized to execute instruments under<br>section 47-10-05.1;3.By proof by a subscribing witness as is provided by section 47-19-22; and4.By proof of the handwriting of the person executing an instrument and of a<br>subscribing witness thereto as is prescribed by sections 47-19-23 and 47-19-24 and<br>filing of the original instrument in the proper office there to remain for public<br>inspection.Except as otherwise provided by the law of this state or the law of the state in which the<br>instrument or document was executed, before an instrument may be recorded, the document<br>and any acknowledgment must be executed with an original signature.47-19-03.1. Deeds and contracts for deeds to include name and address of drafterof legal description. The recorder may not record a deed or contract for deed containing a<br>metes and bounds legal description which affects the title to or possession of real property that<br>otherwise may be recorded under this chapter unless the name and address of the individual<br>who drafted the legal description contained in the deed or contract for deed appears on the<br>instrument in a legible manner.A deed or contract for deed complies with this section if itcontains a statement substantially in the following form: "The legal description was prepared byPage No. 1________________ (name) ________________ (address) or obtained from a previously<br>recorded instrument." This section does not apply to any instrument executed before January 1,<br>2000, or any instrument executed or acknowledged outside the state. The validity and effect of<br>the record of any instrument in a recorder's office may not be lessened or impaired by the fact<br>the instrument does not contain the statement required by this section.47-19-04. Recording of transfers by mortgage. Transfers of or liens on property byway of mortgage are required to be recorded in the cases specified in title 35.47-19-05. Recording of deed - Post-office and street address of grantee must beshown. No deed in which real estate is described shall be received for record by any recorder in<br>this state if the post-office address, and any known or existing street address if within the<br>corporate boundaries of a city, of each grantee named in such deed is not shown. Failure to<br>have included any address on a recorded deed shall not defeat the doctrine of constructive<br>notice.47-19-06. Death certificates - Joint tenant - Prima facie evidence of termination ofestate held. In all cases of joint tenancy in lands, and in all cases where an estate, title, or<br>interest in, or lien upon, lands has been or may be created, which estate, title, interest, or lien<br>was or is to continue only during the life of any person named or described in the instrument by<br>which the estate, title, interest, or lien was created, a copy of the death certificate of the joint<br>tenant or of the person upon whose life the estate, title, interest, or lien was or is limited, duly<br>certified by any officer who is required by the laws of the state or country in which the record is<br>made, to keep a record of the death of persons occurring within the jurisdiction of the officer, may<br>be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the lands are situated. The legal<br>description of any property to which the recording of the death certificate relates must be<br>attached to the death certificate. The certified copy of death certificate, or the record thereof in<br>the office, or a duly certified copy of the last mentioned record, is prima facie evidence of the<br>death of the person and the termination of the joint tenancy and all the estate, title, interest, and<br>lien as was or is limited upon the life of that person.47-19-07. Place for recording instruments - Fee endorsed. An instrument entitled tobe recorded must be recorded by the recorder of the county in which the real property affected<br>thereby is situated. The recorder in each case must endorse the amount of the fee for the<br>recording on the instrument recorded.47-19-08. When instrument is deemed recorded. An instrument is deemed to berecorded when, whether entitled to record or not, it is deposited with the proper officer for record,<br>if such instrument is subsequently recorded.47-19-09. Recording instruments in unorganized counties. Any unorganized countyof the state, for the purpose of filing and recording all deeds, mortgages, and other instruments,<br>shall be attached to and made a part of the county to which it is attached for judicial purposes as<br>long as such county remains unorganized.47-19-10. Separate records for grants and mortgages. Grants, absolute in terms, areto be recorded in one set of records and mortgages in another.47-19-11. Chain of title - Variations in spelling - Affidavit to cure. Wherever in therecord of title to real estate, there appears in the chain of title any variation in the spelling of the<br>name of any person appearing in such chain of title, in any instrument affecting the title to the<br>real estate, or where any grantor, mortgagor, vendor, lessor, or other maker of any such<br>instrument, signs without the joinder of the spouse, any person may make an affidavit setting<br>forth therein:1.That the person personally is cognizant of the facts stated by the person in such<br>affidavit;Page No. 22.The identity of any person appearing in such chain of title under names varying in<br>the spelling thereof or in the use of initials; and3.Whether or not, at the time of the transfer or encumbrance to which the affidavit<br>relates, the land described therein was or was not the homestead of the grantors,<br>mortgagors, vendors, or the persons whose title is divested or encumbered, wholly<br>or in part, or in any way affected by such transfer or conveyance.47-19-12. Affidavit entitled to record. The affidavit provided for in section 47-19-11,duly verified according to law and containing a description of the land to which it relates, may be<br>recorded in the office of the recorder of any county in this state, and such affidavit, when so<br>recorded, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of the facts set forth or contained therein.47-19-13. Acknowledgment and proof - Persons authorized to make - Statewidejurisdiction. The proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made at any place within<br>this state before a judge, or the clerk, of the supreme court, or a notary public.47-19-14. Acknowledgment and proof - Limited to district of officer. The proof oracknowledgment of an instrument may be made in this state within the judicial district, county,<br>subdivision, or city for which the officer was elected or appointed, before:1.A judge or clerk of a court of record;2.A mayor of a city;3.A recorder;4.A United States commissioner;5.A county auditor; or6.A township clerk or a city auditor.47-19-14.1. Recognition of notarial acts. For the purposes of this section and sections47-19-14.2 and 47-19-14.7, "notarial acts" mean acts which the laws and regulations of this state<br>authorize notaries public of this state to perform, including the administering of oaths and<br>affirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgments of instruments, and attesting<br>documents.Notarial acts may be performed for use in this state with the same effect as ifperformed by a notary public of this state by the following persons authorized pursuant to the<br>laws and regulations of other governments in addition to any other person authorized by the laws<br>and regulations of this state:1.A notary public authorized by any jurisdiction to perform notarial acts.2.A justice, judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record in the place in which the<br>notarial act is performed.3.An officer of the foreign service of the United States, a consular agent, or any other<br>person authorized by regulation of the United States department of state to perform<br>notarial acts in the place in which the act is performed.4.A commissioned officer or noncommissioned officer in active service with the armed<br>forces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the<br>armed forces to perform notarial acts, if the notarial act is performed for one of the<br>following, or that person's dependents: a merchant seaman of the United States, a<br>member of the armed forces of the United States, or any other person serving with<br>or accompanying the armed forces of the United States.Page No. 35.Any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is<br>performed.47-19-14.2. Authentication of authority of officer.1.If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in subsections 1<br>through 4 of section 47-19-14.1, other than a person authorized to perform notarial<br>acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, written indication of the person's<br>title or rank and serial number, if any, is sufficient proof of the authority of a holder of<br>that rank or title to perform the act. Further proof of the person's authority is not<br>required.2.If the notarial act is performed by a person authorized by the laws or regulations of a<br>foreign country to perform the act, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that<br>person to perform the act if:a.Either a foreign service officer of the United States, resident in the country in<br>which the act is performed, or a diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign<br>country, resident in the United States, certifies that a person holding that office<br>is authorized to perform the act;b.The official seal of the person performing the notarial act is affixed to the<br>document; orc.The title of the person, and an indication of the person's authority to perform<br>notarial acts appears either in a recognized digest of foreign law, or in a list<br>customarily used as a source of such information.3.If the notarial act is performed by a person other than one described in<br>subsections 1 and 2, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act, if<br>the clerk of a court of record, in the place in which the notarial act is performed,<br>certifies to the official character of that person, and to the person's authority to<br>perform the notarial act.4.The signature and title of the person performing the notarial act are prima facie<br>evidence that that person is a person with the designated title and that the signature<br>is genuine.47-19-14.3.Certificate of person taking acknowledgment.The person taking anacknowledgment shall certify that:1.Thepersonacknowledgingappearedbeforethepersontakingtheacknowledgement and acknowledged that the person executed the instrument; and2.The person acknowledging was known to the person taking the acknowledgment, or<br>that the person taking the acknowledgment had satisfactory evidence that the<br>person acknowledging was the person described in and who executed the<br>instrument.47-19-14.4. Recognition of certificate of acknowledgment. The form of a certificateof acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under section 47-19-14.2<br>shall be accepted in this state if:1.The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this state;2.The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the<br>place in which the acknowledgment is taken; orPage No. 43.The certificate contains the words "acknowledged before me" or their substantial<br>equivalent.47-19-14.5. Certificate of acknowledgment. The words "acknowledged before me", ortheir substantial equivalent, as used in a certificate of acknowledgment made by a person taking<br>an acknowledgment outside this state shall mean:1.Thatthepersonacknowledgingappearedbeforethepersontakingtheacknowledgment and acknowledged that the person executed the instrument;2.That, in the case of:a.A corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged holding the position or title set<br>forth in the instrument and certificate; signing the instrument on behalf of the<br>corporation by proper authority; and that the instrument was the act of the<br>corporation;b.A limited liability company, the manager or agent acknowledged holding the<br>position or title set forth in the instrument and certificate; signing the instrument<br>on behalf of the limited liability company by proper authority; and that the<br>instrument was the act of the limited liability company;c.A partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged signing the instrument on<br>behalf of the partnership by proper authority and that the instrument was the act<br>of the partnership;d.A person acknowledging as attorney in fact for a principal, signing the<br>instrument by proper authority as the act of the principal; ore.A person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or<br>other representative, signing the instrument by proper authority and in the<br>capacity stated in the instrument; and3.That the person taking the acknowledgment either knew, or had satisfactory<br>evidence, that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or<br>certificate.47-19-14.6. Short forms of acknowledgment. The forms of acknowledgment set forthin this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any law or<br>regulation of this state.The forms shall be known as the "statutory short forms ofacknowledgment", and may be referred to by that name. The authorization of the forms provided<br>in this section does not preclude the use of other forms:1.For an individual acting in that individual's own right:State of _________<br>County of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of person acknowledging).(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)<br>(Title or rank)<br>(Serial number, if any)2.For a corporation:State of ________<br>County of _______The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of officer or agent and title of officer or agent) of (name of corporationPage No. 5acknowledging), a (state or place of incorporation) corporation, on behalf of the<br>corporation.(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)<br>(Title or rank)<br>(Serial number, if any)3.For a limited liability company:State of _________<br>County of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of manager or agent and title of manager or agent) of (name of limited<br>liability company acknowledging), a (state or place of organization) limited<br>liability company, on behalf of the limited liability company.(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)<br>(Title or rank)<br>(Serial number, if any)4.For a partnership:State of _________<br>County of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of acknowledging partner or agent), partner (or agent), on behalf of<br>(name of partnership), a partnership.(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)<br>(Title or rank)<br>(Serial number, if any)5.For an individual acting as attorney in fact for a principal:State of _________<br>County of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of attorney in fact) as attorney in fact on behalf of (name of principal).(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)<br>(Title or rank)<br>(Serial number, if any)6.Forapublicofficer,trustee,guardian,personalrepresentative,or otherrepresentative:State of ________<br>County of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name and title of position).(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)<br>(Title or rank)<br>(Serial number, if any)47-19-14.7. Prior acknowledgments not affected. A notarial act performed prior to theeffective date of sections 47-19-14.1 through 47-19-14.8 shall not be affected by those sections.<br>Sections 47-19-14.1 through 47-19-14.8 provide an additional method of proving notarial acts,<br>and do not diminish or invalidate the recognition accorded to notarial acts by other laws or<br>regulations of this state.47-19-14.8. Short title. Sections 47-19-14.1 through 47-19-14.8 may be cited as theUniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act.Page No. 647-19-15.Acknowledgment and proof without state but within United States -Officers qualified. 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Instruments entitled to record without acknowledgment. The followinginstruments may be recorded without acknowledgment or further proof:1.An instrument issued by an agency, bureau, department, or the judiciary of the\u003cbr\u003eUnited States, this state or a political subdivision of this state, or an Indian tribe\u003cbr\u003erecognized by the United States department of the interior. 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Deeds and contracts for deeds to include name and address of drafterof legal description. The recorder may not record a deed or contract for deed containing a\u003cbr\u003emetes and bounds legal description which affects the title to or possession of real property that\u003cbr\u003eotherwise may be recorded under this chapter unless the name and address of the individual\u003cbr\u003ewho drafted the legal description contained in the deed or contract for deed appears on the\u003cbr\u003einstrument in a legible manner.A deed or contract for deed complies with this section if itcontains a statement substantially in the following form: \u0026quot;The legal description was prepared byPage No. 1________________ (name) ________________ (address) or obtained from a previously\u003cbr\u003erecorded instrument.\u0026quot; This section does not apply to any instrument executed before January 1,\u003cbr\u003e2000, or any instrument executed or acknowledged outside the state. The validity and effect of\u003cbr\u003ethe record of any instrument in a recorder's office may not be lessened or impaired by the fact\u003cbr\u003ethe instrument does not contain the statement required by this section.47-19-04. Recording of transfers by mortgage. Transfers of or liens on property byway of mortgage are required to be recorded in the cases specified in title 35.47-19-05. Recording of deed - Post-office and street address of grantee must beshown. No deed in which real estate is described shall be received for record by any recorder in\u003cbr\u003ethis state if the post-office address, and any known or existing street address if within the\u003cbr\u003ecorporate boundaries of a city, of each grantee named in such deed is not shown. Failure to\u003cbr\u003ehave included any address on a recorded deed shall not defeat the doctrine of constructive\u003cbr\u003enotice.47-19-06. Death certificates - Joint tenant - Prima facie evidence of termination ofestate held. In all cases of joint tenancy in lands, and in all cases where an estate, title, or\u003cbr\u003einterest in, or lien upon, lands has been or may be created, which estate, title, interest, or lien\u003cbr\u003ewas or is to continue only during the life of any person named or described in the instrument by\u003cbr\u003ewhich the estate, title, interest, or lien was created, a copy of the death certificate of the joint\u003cbr\u003etenant or of the person upon whose life the estate, title, interest, or lien was or is limited, duly\u003cbr\u003ecertified by any officer who is required by the laws of the state or country in which the record is\u003cbr\u003emade, to keep a record of the death of persons occurring within the jurisdiction of the officer, may\u003cbr\u003ebe recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the lands are situated. The legal\u003cbr\u003edescription of any property to which the recording of the death certificate relates must be\u003cbr\u003eattached to the death certificate. The certified copy of death certificate, or the record thereof in\u003cbr\u003ethe office, or a duly certified copy of the last mentioned record, is prima facie evidence of the\u003cbr\u003edeath of the person and the termination of the joint tenancy and all the estate, title, interest, and\u003cbr\u003elien as was or is limited upon the life of that person.47-19-07. Place for recording instruments - Fee endorsed. An instrument entitled tobe recorded must be recorded by the recorder of the county in which the real property affected\u003cbr\u003ethereby is situated. The recorder in each case must endorse the amount of the fee for the\u003cbr\u003erecording on the instrument recorded.47-19-08. When instrument is deemed recorded. An instrument is deemed to berecorded when, whether entitled to record or not, it is deposited with the proper officer for record,\u003cbr\u003eif such instrument is subsequently recorded.47-19-09. Recording instruments in unorganized counties. Any unorganized countyof the state, for the purpose of filing and recording all deeds, mortgages, and other instruments,\u003cbr\u003eshall be attached to and made a part of the county to which it is attached for judicial purposes as\u003cbr\u003elong as such county remains unorganized.47-19-10. Separate records for grants and mortgages. Grants, absolute in terms, areto be recorded in one set of records and mortgages in another.47-19-11. Chain of title - Variations in spelling - Affidavit to cure. Wherever in therecord of title to real estate, there appears in the chain of title any variation in the spelling of the\u003cbr\u003ename of any person appearing in such chain of title, in any instrument affecting the title to the\u003cbr\u003ereal estate, or where any grantor, mortgagor, vendor, lessor, or other maker of any such\u003cbr\u003einstrument, signs without the joinder of the spouse, any person may make an affidavit setting\u003cbr\u003eforth therein:1.That the person personally is cognizant of the facts stated by the person in such\u003cbr\u003eaffidavit;Page No. 22.The identity of any person appearing in such chain of title under names varying in\u003cbr\u003ethe spelling thereof or in the use of initials; and3.Whether or not, at the time of the transfer or encumbrance to which the affidavit\u003cbr\u003erelates, the land described therein was or was not the homestead of the grantors,\u003cbr\u003emortgagors, vendors, or the persons whose title is divested or encumbered, wholly\u003cbr\u003eor in part, or in any way affected by such transfer or conveyance.47-19-12. Affidavit entitled to record. The affidavit provided for in section 47-19-11,duly verified according to law and containing a description of the land to which it relates, may be\u003cbr\u003erecorded in the office of the recorder of any county in this state, and such affidavit, when so\u003cbr\u003erecorded, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of the facts set forth or contained therein.47-19-13. Acknowledgment and proof - Persons authorized to make - Statewidejurisdiction. The proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made at any place within\u003cbr\u003ethis state before a judge, or the clerk, of the supreme court, or a notary public.47-19-14. Acknowledgment and proof - Limited to district of officer. The proof oracknowledgment of an instrument may be made in this state within the judicial district, county,\u003cbr\u003esubdivision, or city for which the officer was elected or appointed, before:1.A judge or clerk of a court of record;2.A mayor of a city;3.A recorder;4.A United States commissioner;5.A county auditor; or6.A township clerk or a city auditor.47-19-14.1. Recognition of notarial acts. For the purposes of this section and sections47-19-14.2 and 47-19-14.7, \u0026quot;notarial acts\u0026quot; mean acts which the laws and regulations of this state\u003cbr\u003eauthorize notaries public of this state to perform, including the administering of oaths and\u003cbr\u003eaffirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgments of instruments, and attesting\u003cbr\u003edocuments.Notarial acts may be performed for use in this state with the same effect as ifperformed by a notary public of this state by the following persons authorized pursuant to the\u003cbr\u003elaws and regulations of other governments in addition to any other person authorized by the laws\u003cbr\u003eand regulations of this state:1.A notary public authorized by any jurisdiction to perform notarial acts.2.A justice, judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of record in the place in which the\u003cbr\u003enotarial act is performed.3.An officer of the foreign service of the United States, a consular agent, or any other\u003cbr\u003eperson authorized by regulation of the United States department of state to perform\u003cbr\u003enotarial acts in the place in which the act is performed.4.A commissioned officer or noncommissioned officer in active service with the armed\u003cbr\u003eforces of the United States and any other person authorized by regulation of the\u003cbr\u003earmed forces to perform notarial acts, if the notarial act is performed for one of the\u003cbr\u003efollowing, or that person's dependents: a merchant seaman of the United States, a\u003cbr\u003emember of the armed forces of the United States, or any other person serving with\u003cbr\u003eor accompanying the armed forces of the United States.Page No. 35.Any other person authorized to perform notarial acts in the place in which the act is\u003cbr\u003eperformed.47-19-14.2. Authentication of authority of officer.1.If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in subsections 1\u003cbr\u003ethrough 4 of section 47-19-14.1, other than a person authorized to perform notarial\u003cbr\u003eacts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, written indication of the person's\u003cbr\u003etitle or rank and serial number, if any, is sufficient proof of the authority of a holder of\u003cbr\u003ethat rank or title to perform the act. Further proof of the person's authority is not\u003cbr\u003erequired.2.If the notarial act is performed by a person authorized by the laws or regulations of a\u003cbr\u003eforeign country to perform the act, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that\u003cbr\u003eperson to perform the act if:a.Either a foreign service officer of the United States, resident in the country in\u003cbr\u003ewhich the act is performed, or a diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign\u003cbr\u003ecountry, resident in the United States, certifies that a person holding that office\u003cbr\u003eis authorized to perform the act;b.The official seal of the person performing the notarial act is affixed to the\u003cbr\u003edocument; orc.The title of the person, and an indication of the person's authority to perform\u003cbr\u003enotarial acts appears either in a recognized digest of foreign law, or in a list\u003cbr\u003ecustomarily used as a source of such information.3.If the notarial act is performed by a person other than one described in\u003cbr\u003esubsections 1 and 2, there is sufficient proof of the authority of that person to act, if\u003cbr\u003ethe clerk of a court of record, in the place in which the notarial act is performed,\u003cbr\u003ecertifies to the official character of that person, and to the person's authority to\u003cbr\u003eperform the notarial act.4.The signature and title of the person performing the notarial act are prima facie\u003cbr\u003eevidence that that person is a person with the designated title and that the signature\u003cbr\u003eis genuine.47-19-14.3.Certificate of person taking acknowledgment.The person taking anacknowledgment shall certify that:1.Thepersonacknowledgingappearedbeforethepersontakingtheacknowledgement and acknowledged that the person executed the instrument; and2.The person acknowledging was known to the person taking the acknowledgment, or\u003cbr\u003ethat the person taking the acknowledgment had satisfactory evidence that the\u003cbr\u003eperson acknowledging was the person described in and who executed the\u003cbr\u003einstrument.47-19-14.4. Recognition of certificate of acknowledgment. The form of a certificateof acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under section 47-19-14.2\u003cbr\u003eshall be accepted in this state if:1.The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this state;2.The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the\u003cbr\u003eplace in which the acknowledgment is taken; orPage No. 43.The certificate contains the words \u0026quot;acknowledged before me\u0026quot; or their substantial\u003cbr\u003eequivalent.47-19-14.5. Certificate of acknowledgment. The words \u0026quot;acknowledged before me\u0026quot;, ortheir substantial equivalent, as used in a certificate of acknowledgment made by a person taking\u003cbr\u003ean acknowledgment outside this state shall mean:1.Thatthepersonacknowledgingappearedbeforethepersontakingtheacknowledgment and acknowledged that the person executed the instrument;2.That, in the case of:a.A corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged holding the position or title set\u003cbr\u003eforth in the instrument and certificate; signing the instrument on behalf of the\u003cbr\u003ecorporation by proper authority; and that the instrument was the act of the\u003cbr\u003ecorporation;b.A limited liability company, the manager or agent acknowledged holding the\u003cbr\u003eposition or title set forth in the instrument and certificate; signing the instrument\u003cbr\u003eon behalf of the limited liability company by proper authority; and that the\u003cbr\u003einstrument was the act of the limited liability company;c.A partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged signing the instrument on\u003cbr\u003ebehalf of the partnership by proper authority and that the instrument was the act\u003cbr\u003eof the partnership;d.A person acknowledging as attorney in fact for a principal, signing the\u003cbr\u003einstrument by proper authority as the act of the principal; ore.A person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or\u003cbr\u003eother representative, signing the instrument by proper authority and in the\u003cbr\u003ecapacity stated in the instrument; and3.That the person taking the acknowledgment either knew, or had satisfactory\u003cbr\u003eevidence, that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or\u003cbr\u003ecertificate.47-19-14.6. Short forms of acknowledgment. The forms of acknowledgment set forthin this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any law or\u003cbr\u003eregulation of this state.The forms shall be known as the \u0026quot;statutory short forms ofacknowledgment\u0026quot;, and may be referred to by that name. The authorization of the forms provided\u003cbr\u003ein this section does not preclude the use of other forms:1.For an individual acting in that individual's own right:State of _________\u003cbr\u003eCounty of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of person acknowledging).(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)\u003cbr\u003e(Title or rank)\u003cbr\u003e(Serial number, if any)2.For a corporation:State of ________\u003cbr\u003eCounty of _______The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of officer or agent and title of officer or agent) of (name of corporationPage No. 5acknowledging), a (state or place of incorporation) corporation, on behalf of the\u003cbr\u003ecorporation.(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)\u003cbr\u003e(Title or rank)\u003cbr\u003e(Serial number, if any)3.For a limited liability company:State of _________\u003cbr\u003eCounty of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of manager or agent and title of manager or agent) of (name of limited\u003cbr\u003eliability company acknowledging), a (state or place of organization) limited\u003cbr\u003eliability company, on behalf of the limited liability company.(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)\u003cbr\u003e(Title or rank)\u003cbr\u003e(Serial number, if any)4.For a partnership:State of _________\u003cbr\u003eCounty of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of acknowledging partner or agent), partner (or agent), on behalf of\u003cbr\u003e(name of partnership), a partnership.(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)\u003cbr\u003e(Title or rank)\u003cbr\u003e(Serial number, if any)5.For an individual acting as attorney in fact for a principal:State of _________\u003cbr\u003eCounty of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name of attorney in fact) as attorney in fact on behalf of (name of principal).(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)\u003cbr\u003e(Title or rank)\u003cbr\u003e(Serial number, if any)6.Forapublicofficer,trustee,guardian,personalrepresentative,or otherrepresentative:State of ________\u003cbr\u003eCounty of ________The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by(name and title of position).(Signature of person taking acknowledgment)\u003cbr\u003e(Title or rank)\u003cbr\u003e(Serial number, if any)47-19-14.7. Prior acknowledgments not affected. A notarial act performed prior to theeffective date of sections 47-19-14.1 through 47-19-14.8 shall not be affected by those sections.\u003cbr\u003eSections 47-19-14.1 through 47-19-14.8 provide an additional method of proving notarial acts,\u003cbr\u003eand do not diminish or invalidate the recognition accorded to notarial acts by other laws or\u003cbr\u003eregulations of this state.47-19-14.8. Short title. Sections 47-19-14.1 through 47-19-14.8 may be cited as theUniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act.Page No. 647-19-15.Acknowledgment and proof without state but within United States -Officers qualified. 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