CHAPTER 821
LAND TITLES
Table of Contents
Sec. 47-5. Conveyance to be in writing, acknowledged and attested. Conveyance pursuant to power of attorney.
Sec. 47-5. Conveyance to be in writing, acknowledged and attested. Conveyance pursuant to power of attorney. (a) All conveyances of land shall be: (1) In writing;
(2) if the grantor is a natural person, subscribed, with or without a seal, by the grantor
with his own hand or with his mark with his name annexed to it or by his attorney
authorized for that purpose by a power executed, acknowledged and witnessed in the
manner provided for conveyances or, if the grantor is a corporation, limited liability
company or partnership, subscribed by a duly authorized person; (3) acknowledged by
the grantor, his attorney or such duly authorized person (A) to be his free act and deed,
or (B) in any manner permitted under chapter 6 or chapter 8; and (4) attested to by two
witnesses with their own hands.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the execution
of a deed or other conveyance of real property pursuant to a power of attorney shall be
deemed sufficient if done in substantially the following form:
Name of Owner of Record
By: (Signature of Attorney-in-Fact) L.S.
Name of Signatory
His/Her Attorney-in-Fact
(c) Nothing in subsection (b) of this section precludes the use of any other legal
form of execution of deed or other conveyance of real property.
(1949 Rev., S. 7085; P.A. 75-309, S. 3; P.A. 79-602, S. 1; P.A. 87-265; P.A. 96-77, S. 16; P.A. 05-288, S. 160; P.A.
06-196, S. 176; P.A. 11-206, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-309 made grantor's seal optional rather than mandatory, specified that duly authorized person may
subscribe to conveyance where grantor is a corporation or partnership and deleted detailed listing of persons before whom
acknowledgment may be made, but see Sec. 47-5a; P.A. 79-602 restated provisions and added Subdiv. indicators; P.A.
87-265 added Subsec. (b) re form for execution of deed or other conveyance of real property pursuant to a power of attorney
and Subsec. (c) re use of other legal forms of deed execution or property conveyance; P.A. 96-77 amended Subsec. (a)(2)
to add "limited liability company"; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 11-206 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to designate
existing provisions re free act and deed as Subpara. (A) and add Subpara. (B) to permit acknowledgment in any manner
permitted under Ch. 6 or 8.