The certificate endorsed by the officer upon a deed or other instrument thus proved must state:
 1. The title of the officer taking the proof.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 558.32

  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • grantor: includes but is not limited to a seller, mortgagor, borrower, assignor, lessor, or affiant. See Iowa Code 558.1B
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. That it was satisfactorily proved that the grantor was dead, or that for some other reason the grantor‘s attendance could not be procured in order to make the acknowledgment, or that, having appeared, the grantor refused to acknowledge the same.
 3. The name of the witness by whom proof was made, and that it was proved by the witness that the instrument was executed and delivered by the person whose name is thereunto subscribed as a party.