Sec. 1-34. Certificate of officer. An officer taking the acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate substantially in one of the following forms:
(1) By individuals:
State of ....
County of ....
On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the undersigned officer, personally
appeared ...., known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name ....
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that .... he .... executed the same
for the purposes therein contained.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.
....
....
Title of Officer.
(2) By a corporation:
State of ....
County of ....
On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the undersigned officer, personally
appeared .... who acknowledged himself to be the .... of ...., a corporation, and that he,
as such ...., being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes
therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation by himself as ....
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.
....
....
Title of Officer.
(3) By an attorney in fact:
State of ....
County of ....
On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the undersigned officer, personally
appeared ...., known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is
subscribed as attorney in fact for ...., and acknowledged that he executed the same as
the act of his principal for the purposes therein contained.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.
....
....
Title of Officer.
(4) By any public officer or deputy thereof, or by any trustee, administrator, guardian, or executor:
State of ....
County of ....
On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the undersigned officer, personally
appeared ...., of the State (County or City as the case may be) of ...., known to me
(or satisfactorily proven) to be the person described in the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged that he executed the same in the capacity therein stated and for the purposes therein contained.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.
....
....
Title of Officer.
(5) By a limited liability company:
State of ....
County of ....
On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the undersigned officer, personally
appeared .... who acknowledged himself to be the .... of ...., a (member managed or
manager managed) limited liability company, and that he, as such ...., being authorized
so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing
the name of the limited liability company by himself as ....
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.
....
....
Title of Officer.
(6) By a registered limited liability partnership:
State of ....
County of ....
On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the undersigned officer, personally
appeared .... who acknowledged himself to be the .... of ...., a registered limited liability
partnership, and that he, as such ...., being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing
instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the registered
limited liability partnership by himself as ....
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.
....
....
Title of Officer.
(1961, P.A. 65, S. 7; February, 1965, P.A. 226; P.A. 04-132, S. 2.)
History: 1965 act removed requirement officer affix seal; (Revisor's note: In 2001 the references in this section to the
date "19.." were changed editorially by the Revisors to "20.." to reflect the new millennium.); P.A. 04-132 added Subdivs.
(5) and (6) re forms for limited liability company and registered limited liability partnership, respectively.
See Sec. 52-262 re fee for taking of acknowledgment.
Cited. 176 C. 17, 24, 28.
Sec. 1-35. Identification of acknowledging officer. The certificate of the acknowledging officer shall be completed by his signature, his official seal if he has one,
the title of his office and, if he is a notary public, the date his commission expires.
(1961, P.A. 65, S. 8.)
Sec. 1-36. Authentication. (1) If the acknowledgment is taken within this state or
is made without the United States by an officer of the United States no authentication
shall be necessary.
(2) If the acknowledgment is taken without this state, but in the United States, or a
territory or insular possession of the United States, the certificate shall be authenticated
by a certificate as to the official character of such officer, executed, if the acknowledgment is taken by a clerk or deputy clerk of a court, by the presiding judge of the court
or, if the acknowledgment is taken by a notary public, or any other person authorized
to take acknowledgments, by a clerk of a court of record of the county, parish or district,
or the clerk of the town, in which the acknowledgment is taken. The signature to such
authenticating certificate may be a facsimile printed, stamped, photographed or engraved thereon when the certificate bears the seal of the authenticating officer. A judge
or clerk authenticating an acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a
certificate in substantially the following form:
State of ....
County of ....
I .... (judge or clerk) of the .... in and for said county, which court is a court of record,
having a seal, (or I, clerk of the town of .... in said county,) do hereby certify that .... by
and before whom the foregoing (or annexed) acknowledgment was taken, was at the
time of taking the same a notary public (or other officer) residing (or authorized to
act) in said county, and was authorized by the laws of said state to take and certify
acknowledgments in said state, and, further, that I am acquainted with his handwriting
and that I believe that the signature to the certificate of acknowledgment is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court
this .... day of ...., 20...
(3) If the acknowledgment is taken without the United States and by a notary public
or a judge or clerk of a court of record of the country or the clerk of the town where the
acknowledgment is taken, the certificate shall be authenticated by a certificate under
the great seal of state of the country, affixed by the custodian of such seal, or by a
certificate of a diplomatic, consular or commercial officer of the United States accredited
to that country, certifying as to the official character of such officer. The officer authenticating an acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate in substantially the form prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.
(1961, P.A. 65, S. 9; 1971, P.A. 387, S. 2.)
History: 1971 act included town clerks; (Revisor's note: In 2001 the reference in this section to the date "19.." was
changed editorially by the Revisors to "20.." to reflect the new millennium).
See Sec. 47-7 re validity of acknowledgments taken in other state or U.S. territory.
These statutory requirements are inapplicable to extradition documentation because Sec. 54-159 provides for authentication by the executive authority. 195 C. 465, 469, 470, 473.
Sec. 1-37. Acknowledgment in compliance with law of other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, the acknowledgment of any instrument without this state in compliance with the manner and form prescribed by the laws of the
place of its execution, if in a state, a territory or insular possession of the United States,
or in the District of Columbia, verified by the official seal of the officer before whom
it is acknowledged, and authenticated in the manner provided by subsection (2) of section
1-36, shall have the same effect as an acknowledgment in the manner and form prescribed by the laws of this state for instruments executed within the state.
(1961, P.A. 65, S. 10.)
Sec. 1-38. Acknowledgment of person in armed forces. In addition to the acknowledgment of instruments in the manner and form and as otherwise authorized by
this chapter, persons serving in or with the armed forces of the United States or their
dependents, wherever located, may acknowledge the same before any commissioned
officer in active service of the armed forces of the United States with the rank of second
lieutenant or higher in the Army, Air Force or Marine Corps, or ensign or higher in the
Navy or Coast Guard. The instrument shall not be rendered invalid by the failure to state
therein the place of execution or acknowledgment. No authentication of the officer's
certificate of acknowledgment shall be required but the officer taking the acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate substantially in the following form:
On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, ...., the undersigned officer, personally
appeared .... (Serial No.) (if any) ...., known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be (serving
in or with the armed forces of the United States) (a dependent of ...., (Serial No.) (if
any) ...., a person serving in or with the armed forces of the United States) and to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that ....
he .... executed the same for the purposes therein contained. And the undersigned does
further certify that he is at the date of this certificate a commissioned officer of the rank
stated below and is in the active service of the armed forces of the United States.
....
....
Signature of Officer.
....
Rank and Serial No. of Officer
and Command to which attached.
(1961, P.A. 65, S. 11.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 2001 the reference in this section to the date "19.." was changed editorially by the Revisors
to "20.." to reflect the new millennium).
See Sec. 27-137.