Short form certificates

W. Va. Code § 39-4-16, under Article 4.

W. Va. Code § 39-4-16

The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by subsections (a) and (b), section fifteen of this article:

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:

State of .....................................

County of ...................................

This record was acknowledged before me on .............. [Date] by ........................................ [Name(s) of individual(s)]............................................................

Signature of notarial officer

Stamp

Title of office ...........................................

My commission expires: ..........................

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

State of ....................

County of ....................

This record was acknowledged before me on .............. [Date] by ....................................................... [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].

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Signature of notarial officer

Stamp

Title of office........................................

My commission expires: ..........................

(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:

State of ....................

County of ....................

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ............ (Date) by .................................................... [Name(s) of individual(s) making statement]

..............................

Signature of notarial officer

Stamp

Title of office .............................................

My commission expires: ..........................

(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:

State of ....................

County of ....................

Signed or attested before me on ...................... [Date] by ...................................... [Name(s) of individual(s) making statement]

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Signature of notarial officer

Stamp

Title of office ............................................

My commission expires: ..........................

(5) 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

Stam

Title of office ...........................................

My commission expires: ..........................