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KRS 423.160

Short forms of acknowledgment

Known as the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act

The act spans §§ 423–423 (53 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Matthews v. Commonwealth (2005)

Most recently applied in Dunlap v. Commonwealth Community Bank (In Re Phelps) (May 2006)

Effective: July 1, 1970 History: Created 1970 Ky

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

The forms of acknowledgment set forth in this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any law of this state. The forms shall be known as "Statutory Short Forms of Acknowledgment" and may be referred to by that name. The authorization of the forms in this section does not preclude the use of other forms.

(1) For an individual acting in his own right: State of _______________ County of _____________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of person acknowledged). (Signature of person taking acknowledgment) (Title or rank) (Serial number, if any) (2) For a corporation: State of ________________ County of ______________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of officer or agent, title of officer or agent) of (name of corporation acknowledging) a (state or place of incorporation) corporation, on behalf of the corporation. (Signature of person taking acknowledgment) (Title or rank) (Serial number, if any) (3) For a partnership: State of ________________ County of ______________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of acknowledging partner or agent), partner (or agent) on behalf of (name of partnership), a partnership. (Signature of person taking acknowledgment) (Title or rank) (Serial number, if any) (4) For an individual acting as principal by an attorney-in-fact: State of ________________ County of ______________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name of attorney- in-fact) as attorney-in-fact on behalf of (name of principal). (Signature of person taking acknowledgment) (Title or rank) (Serial number, if any) (5) By any public officer, trustee, or personal representative: State of ________________ County of ______________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (name and title of position). (Signature of person taking acknowledgment) (Title or rank) (Serial number, if any)

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.