Utah Code 57-2a-7. Form of acknowledgment

(1)

The form of acknowledgment set forth in this section, if properly completed, is sufficient under any law of this state. It is known as “Statutory Short Form of Acknowledgment.” This section does not preclude the use of other forms.
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County of _________     )
     The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (date) by (person acknowledging, title or representative capacity, if any).

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Terms Used In Utah Code 57-2a-7

Acknowledged before me: means :

(a)	that the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment;

(b)	that he acknowledged he executed the document;

(c)

that, in the case of:

(i)	a natural person, he executed the document for the purposes stated in it;

(ii)	a corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged he held the position or title set forth in the document or certificate, he signed the document on behalf of the corporation by proper authority, and the document was the act of the corporation for the purpose stated in it;

(iii)

a partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged he signed the document on behalf of the partnership by proper authority, and he executed the document as the act of the partnership for the purposes stated in it;

(iv)	a person acknowledging as principal by an attorney in fact, he executed the document by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes stated in it; or

(v)	a person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, he signed the document by proper authority, and he executed the document in the capacity and for the purposes stated in it; and

(d)

that the person taking the acknowledgment:

(i)	either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the document or certificate; and

(ii)

in the case of a person executing a document in a representative capacity, either had satisfactory evidence or received the sworn statement or affirmation of the person acknowledging that the person had the proper authority to execute the document. See Utah Code 57-2a-2

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

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