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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 57 Pa.C.S.A. Notaries Public § 316. Short form certificates

Current as of January 01, 2025 | 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 section 315(a) and (b) (relating to certificate of notarial act):

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:

State of __________________________________________________________________________________________

County of ________________________________________________________________________________________.

This record was acknowledged before me on ____________________ (date) by (name(s) of individual(s)) _________________.

Signature of notarial officer _____________________________________________________________________

Stamp

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of office ___________________________________________________________________________________

My commission expires: ____________________________________________________________________________

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

State of __________________________________________________________________________________________

County of _________________________________________________________________________________________

This record was acknowledged before me on ____________________ (date) by ____________________ (name(s) of individual(s)) as ____________________ (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) who represent that (he, she or they) are authorized to act on behalf of ____________________ (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed).

Signature of notarial officer _____________________________________________________________________

Stamp

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of office ___________________________________________________________________________________

My commission expires: ____________________________________________________________________________

(2.1) For an acknowledgment by an attorney at law pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 327 (relating to oaths and acknowledgments):

State of __________________________________________________________________________________________

County of _________________________________________________________________________________________

This record was acknowledged before me on (date) __________________________________________________

by (name of attorney) _____________________________________________________________________________

Supreme Court identification number _______________________________________________________________

as a member of the bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court certified that he/she was personally present when (name(s) of individual(s)) executed the record and that (name(s) of individual(s)) executed the record for the purposes contained therein.

Signature of notarial officer _____________________________________________________________________

Stamp

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of office ___________________________________________________________________________________

My commission expires: ____________________________________________________________________________

(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:

State of __________________________________________________________________________________________

County of _________________________________________________________________________________________

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ____________________ (date) by ____________________ (name(s) of individual(s) making statement) .

Signature of notarial officer _____________________________________________________________________

Stamp

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of office ___________________________________________________________________________________

My commission expires: ____________________________________________________________________________

(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:

State of __________________________________________________________________________________________

County of _________________________________________________________________________________________

Signed (or attested) before me on ____________________ (date) by ____________________ (name(s) of individual(s)).

Signature of notarial officer _____________________________________________________________________

Stamp

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of office ___________________________________________________________________________________

My commission expires: ____________________________________________________________________________

(5) For certifying a copy of a record:

State of __________________________________________________________________________________________

County of _________________________________________________________________________________________

I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a ____________________ in the possession of _______________________.

Dated __________

Signature of notarial officer _____________________________________________________________________

Stamp

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of office ___________________________________________________________________________________

My commission expires: ____________________________________________________________________________

(6) For certifying the transcript of a deposition:

State of __________________________________________________________________________________________

County of _________________________________________________________________________________________

I certify that this is a true and correct copy of the transcript of the deposition of ____________________.

Dated __________

Signature of notarial officer _____________________________________________________________________

Stamp

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of office ___________________________________________________________________________________

My commission expires: ____________________________________________________________________________
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