The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 1916, subsections 1 and 2. [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]
1. Individual capacity. 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 notarial officer
Stamp or printed name …………………..
[…………………………………………]
Title of office
[My commission expires: ……………]

[PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1917

  • Acknowledgment: means a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1902
  • In a representative capacity: means acting as:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1902
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes an affirmation, when affirmation is allowed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1902
  • Signature: means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a record. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1902
  • Verification on oath or affirmation: means a declaration made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer that a statement in a record is true. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1902
  • 2. Representative capacity. 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 notarial officer
    Stamp or printed name …………………..
    [……………………………………….]
    Title of office
    [My commission expires: …………..]

    [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

    3. Oath or affirmation. 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 notarial officer
    Stamp or printed name …………………..
    [………………………………………]
    Title of office
    [My commission expires: …………..]

    [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

    4. Signature. 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 notarial officer
    Stamp or printed name …………………..
    […………………………………………….]
    Title of office
    [My commission expires: …………..]

    [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

    5. Copy of a record. 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 notarial officer
    Stamp or printed name …………………..
    […………………………………………]
    Title of office
    [My commission expires: …………]

    [PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §4 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 651, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).