All deeds and other instruments in writing for the conveyance of any real estate, or by which any real estate may be affected in law or equity, shall be proven or duly acknowledged in conformity with the provisions of this act, before they or any of them shall be admitted to record.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-47-101
Proof or acknowledgment as prerequisite to recording real estate conveyances
Known as the Uniform Acknowledgment Act
The act spans §§ 16–16 (28 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case McGuire v. Bell (1988)
Most recently applied in Benefit Bank v. Rogers (November 2012)
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