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District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 1-1231.15. Short forms.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by § 1-1231.14(a) and (b):

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:

District of Columbia

This record was acknowledged before me on	__________	by	______________________________
	Date		Name(s) of individual(s)
_________________________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
[Seal]
[________________________________________________	]
Title of office

[My commission expires: __________]

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

District of Columbia

This record was acknowledged before me on	__________	by	______________________________
	Date		Name(s) of individual(s)
as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed).
_________________________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
[Seal]
[________________________________________________	]
Title of office

[My commission expires: __________]

(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:

District of Columbia

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on	__________	by	______________________________
	Date		Name(s) of individual(s) making statement
______________________________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
[Seal]
[_____________________________________________________	]
Title of office

[My commission expires: __________]

(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:

District of Columbia

Signed [or attested] before me on	__________	by	______________________________
	Date		Name(s) of individual(s)
______________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
[Seal]
[_____________________________________	]
Title of office

[My commission expires: __________]

(5) For certifying a copy of a record:

District of Columbia

I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession
of _____________________________________________.
Dated ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
[Seal]
[________________________________________________	]
Title of office

[My commission expires: __________]

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