North Carolina General Statutes 47-43.3. Officer’s certificate upon proof of instrument by proof of signature of maker
When the execution of an instrument is proved by proof of the signature of the maker as provided by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-12.1 or as provided by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-13, the certificate required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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
maker’s handwriting)
and being duly sworn, stated that he knows the handwriting of______________________
(Name of maker)
and that the signature to the foregoing instrument is the signature of _________________
(Name of maker)
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)
?(1951, c. 379, s. 3; 1999-456, s. 59.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 47-43.3
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of such official seal, made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means of a wafer or of wax affixed thereto. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3