North Carolina § 47-43.1 Execution and acknowledgment of instruments by attorneys or attorneys-in-fact

North Carolina Statutes

§ 47-43.1 — Execution and acknowledgment of instruments by attorneys or attorneys-in-fact

North Carolina § 47-43.1

Ch. 47Probate and Registration

Art. 3Forms of Acknowledgment, Probate and Order of Registration

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-43.1 (2026).

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When an instrument purports to be executed by parties acting through another by virtue of a power of attorney, it shall be sufficient if the attorney or agent signs such instrument either in the name of the principal by the attorney or agent or signs as attorney or agent for the principal; and if such instrument purports to be under seal, the seal of the agent shall be sufficient. (1949, c. 66, s. 1; 2017-153, s. 2.3.)

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When an instrument purports to be executed by parties acting through another by virtue of a power of attorney, it shall be sufficient if the attorney or agent signs such instrument either in the name of the principal by the attorney or agent or signs as attorney or agent for the principal; and if such instrument purports to be under seal, the seal of the agent shall be sufficient. (1949, c. 66, s. 1; 2017-153, s. 2.3.)