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16-47-209. Authentication of acknowledgments.
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16-47-209. Authentication of acknowledgments.
(a) If the acknowledgment is taken within this state or is made without this state but in the United States by one (1) of the officers designated in § 16-47-203, or without the United States by an officer of the United States, no authentication shall be necessary.
(b) If the acknowledgment is made without the United States and by a notary public or a judge or clerk of a court of record of the country where the acknowledgment is made, the certificate shall be authenticated by a certificate under the great seal of state of the country, affixed by the custodian of such seal, or by a certificate of a diplomatic, consular, or commercial officer of the United States accredited to that country, certifying as to the official character of such officer.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-47-209
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Stable record: arkansas_code:legal_authorities:16-47-209
Source file: gov.ar.code.title.16.odt
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16-47-209. Authentication of acknowledgments.
(a) If the acknowledgment is taken within this state or is made without this state but in the United States by one (1) of the officers designated in § 16-47-203, or without the United States by an officer of the United States, no authentication shall be necessary.
(b) If the acknowledgment is made without the United States and by a notary public or a judge or clerk of a court of record of the country where the acknowledgment is made, the certificate shall be authenticated by a certificate under the great seal of state of the country, affixed by the custodian of such seal, or by a certificate of a diplomatic, consular, or commercial officer of the United States accredited to that country, certifying as to the official character of such officer.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
16-47-203. Officials authorized to take within the United States.
The acknowledgment of any instrument may be without the state but within the United States or a territory or insular possession of the United States and within the jurisdiction of the officer, before:
(1) A clerk or deputy clerk of any federal court;
(2) A clerk or deputy clerk of any court of record of any state or other jurisdiction;
(3) A notary public;
(4) A commissioner of deeds;
(5) Any person authorized by the laws of such other jurisdiction to take acknowledgments.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-47-203
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-47-203. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.