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§ 316. Short form certificates

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 57 Pa.C.S.A. Notaries PublicEffective: January 1, 2015

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 57 Pa.C.S.A. Notaries Public
Chapter 3. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2015
57 Pa.C.S.A. § 316
Formerly cited as PA ST 21 P.S. § 291.7
§ 316. Short form certificates
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:
 

Credits

2013, Oct. 9, P.L. 609, No. 73, § 2, effective 180 days after published notice of 57 Pa.C.S.A. § 322 course approval at 47 Pa.B. 2518 on April 29, 2017 [Oct. 26, 2017]. Amended 2016, Oct. 4, P.L. 867, No. 103, § 2.
57 Pa.C.S.A. § 316, PA ST 57 Pa.C.S.A. § 316
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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