N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-43.4
Officer's certificate upon proof of instrument by proof of signature of subscribing witness
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As of June 1, 2021
When the execution of an instrument is proved by proof of the signature of a subscribing witness as provided by G.S. 47-12.1, the certificate required by G.S. 47-13.1 shall be in substantially the following form:
When the execution of an instrument is proved by proof of the signature of a subscribing witness as provided by G.S. 47-12.1, the certificate required by G.S. 47-13.1 shall be in substantially the following form:
STATE OF _____________________________________________________________________ (Name of state) _________________________________________________________ COUNTY I, ________________________________________, a __________________ (Name of officer taking proof) (Official title of officer taking proof) of ________________________ COUNTY, ____________________, certify that (Name of state) _____________________________________ personally appeared before me this day, (Name of person familiar with handwriting of subscribing witness) and being duly sworn, stated that he knows the handwriting of __________________________________________________, and that the signature of (Name of subscribing witness) _____________________________________________ as a subscribing witness to the (Name of subscribing witness) foregoing instrument is the signature of ____________________________________ (Name of subscribing witness) WITNESS my hand and official seal, this the ______________________ day of ____________, ________ (Month) (Year) _________________________________________________________________________ (Signature of officer taking proof) _________________________________________________________________________ (Official title of officer taking proof) My commission expires ___________________________________________________ (Date of expiration of officer’s commission)
STATE OF (Name of state) COUNTY I,, a (Name of officer taking proof) (Official title of officer taking proof) of COUNTY,, certify that (Name of state) personally appeared before me this day, (Name of person familiar with handwriting of subscribing witness) and being duly sworn, stated that he knows the handwriting of, and that the signature of (Name of subscribing witness) as a subscribing witness to the (Name of subscribing witness) foregoing instrument is the signature of (Name of subscribing witness) WITNESS my hand and official seal, this the day of, (Month) (Year) (Signature of officer taking proof) (Official title of officer taking proof) My commission expires (Date of expiration of officer’s commission)
History
(1951, c. 379, s. 3; 1999-456, s. 59.)
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