An officer taking and certifying an acknowledgment or proof of an instrument for record must authenticate the officer’s certificate by affixing thereto:

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 47-19-32

  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    The officer’s signature followed by the name of the officer’s office; and

2.    The officer’s seal of office, if by the laws of the territory, state, or country where the acknowledgment or proof is taken, or by authority of which the officer is acting, the officer is required to have an official seal.

A judge or clerk of a court of record must authenticate that officer’s certificate by affixing thereto the seal of the judge’s or clerk’s court. A mayor of a city must authenticate that officer’s certificate by affixing thereto the seal of the mayor’s city.