Idaho Code § 51-116
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51-116 SHORT FORM CERTIFICATES.
Official statutory text
51-116. 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 51-115(1) and (2), Idaho Code:
(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
This record was acknowledged before me on _____ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s)
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
This record was acknowledged before me on ______ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s)
as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed)
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me
on ________ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s) making statement
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
Signed (or attested) before me on ________ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s)
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
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 record in the possession
of _______________________________
Dated ____________________________
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(6) If the notarial act is performed on behalf of a remotely located individual and utilizing communication technology under section 51-114A, Idaho Code, the certificates in this section shall include a statement substantially as follows: "This notarial act involved the use of communication technology."
History:
[51-116, added 2017, ch. 192, sec. 3, p. 446; am. 2019, ch. 160, sec. 5, p. 523.]
(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
This record was acknowledged before me on _____ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s)
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
This record was acknowledged before me on ______ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s)
as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed)
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me
on ________ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s) making statement
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
Signed (or attested) before me on ________ by ____________________
Date Name(s) of individual(s)
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
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 record in the possession
of _______________________________
Dated ____________________________
__________________________________
Signature of notary public
(Stamp)
My commission expires: _________
(6) If the notarial act is performed on behalf of a remotely located individual and utilizing communication technology under section 51-114A, Idaho Code, the certificates in this section shall include a statement substantially as follows: "This notarial act involved the use of communication technology."
History:
[51-116, added 2017, ch. 192, sec. 3, p. 446; am. 2019, ch. 160, sec. 5, p. 523.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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