North Dakota § 47-19-32 Certification of acknowledgments or proof of instruments - Officer's certificate - How authenticated

North Dakota Statutes

§ 47-19-32 — Certification of acknowledgments or proof of instruments - Officer's certificate - How authenticated

North Dakota § 47-19-32

Title 47Property

Ch. 47-19Record Title

This text of North Dakota § 47-19-32 (Certification of acknowledgments or proof of instruments - Officer's certificate - How authenticated) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.D. Cent. Code § 47-19-32 (2026).

Text

certificate - How authenticated. An officer taking and certifying an acknowledgment or proof of an instrument for record must authenticate the officer's certificate by affixing thereto:

1.The officer's signature followed by the name of the officer's office; and

2.The officer's seal of office, if by the laws of the territory, state, or country where the acknowledgment or proof is taken, or by authority of which the officer is acting, the officer is required to have an official seal. A judge or clerk of a court of record must authenticate that officer's certificate by affixing thereto the seal of the judge's or clerk's court. A mayor of a city must authenticate that officer's certificate by affixing thereto the seal of the mayor's city.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

certificate - How authenticated.
An officer taking and certifying an acknowledgment or proof of an instrument for record must
authenticate the officer's certificate by affixing thereto:
1. The officer's signature followed by the name of the officer's office; and
2. The officer's seal of office, if by the laws of the territory, state, or country where the
acknowledgment or proof is taken, or by authority of which the officer is acting, the
officer is required to have an official seal.
A judge or clerk of a court of record must authenticate that officer's certificate by affixing thereto
the seal of the judge's or clerk's court. A mayor of a city must authenticate that officer's
certificate by affixing thereto the seal of the mayor's city.