The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated if completed with the information required by section 315(a) and (b) (relating to certificate of notarial act):
(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
This record was acknowledged before me on
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(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
This record was acknowledged before me on
as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee)
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This record was acknowledged before me on
as a member of the bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court certified that he/she was personally present when (name(s) of individual(s)) executed the record and that (name(s) of individual(s)) executed the record for the purposes contained therein.
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(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on
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(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:
Signed (or attested) before me on
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(5) For certifying a copy of a record:
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(6) For certifying the transcript of a deposition:
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(Oct. 4, 2016, P.L.867, No.103, eff. imd.)
2017 Correction. Formatting change made to par. (3).
2016 Amendment. Act 103 amended par. (2.1). Section 3(2) of Act 103 provided that the amendments of par. (2.1) shall apply to a form used for an acknowledgment taken by a member of the bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 327(a) retroactively to January 1, 2015.
Cross References. Section 316 is referred to in section 306.1 of this title; section 5601 of Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries).