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North Dakota Century Code Title 47. Property § 47-19-32. Certification of acknowledgments or proof of instruments--Officer's certificate--How authenticated

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

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.

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