Iowa § 558.31 Proof of execution and delivery in lieu of acknowledgment

Iowa Statutes

§ 558.31 — Proof of execution and delivery in lieu of acknowledgment

Iowa § 558.31

Title XIVPROPERTY

Ch. 558CONVEYANCES

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Iowa Code § 558.31 (2026).

Text

Proof of the due and voluntary execution and delivery of a deed or other instrument may be madebeforeanyofficerauthorizedtotakeacknowledgments, byonecompetentpersonother than the vendee or other person to whom the instrument is executed, in the following cases:

1.If the grantor dies before making the acknowledgment.

2.If the grantor’s attendance cannot be procured.

3.If, having appeared, the grantor refuses to acknowledge the execution of the instrument.

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Proof of the due and voluntary execution and delivery of a deed or other instrument may be
madebeforeanyofficerauthorizedtotakeacknowledgments, byonecompetentpersonother
than the vendee or other person to whom the instrument is executed, in the following cases:
1. If the grantor dies before making the acknowledgment.
2. If the grantor’s attendance cannot be procured.
3. If, having appeared, the grantor refuses to acknowledge the execution of the
instrument.