48 U.S.C. § 742: Acknowledgment of deeds

Summary

Deeds or other land documents for property in the District of Columbia or any U.S. territory can be officially signed and confirmed in Puerto Rico before a Puerto Rico notary or an officer with notary powers. The notary’s certificate must include a statement from the executive secretary of Puerto Rico saying that the person who notarized the document is indeed a valid notary.

Title 48, §742

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Deeds and other instruments affecting land situate in the District of Columbia, or any other territory or possession of the United States, may be acknowledged in Puerto Rico before any notary public appointed therein by proper authority, or any officer therein who has ex officio the powers of a notary public. The certificate by such notary shall be accompanied by the certificate of the executive secretary of Puerto Rico to the effect that the notary taking such acknowledgment is in fact such notarial officer.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Mar. 22, 1902, ch. 273, 32 Stat. 88, except that that act required the certificate of the attorney general of Puerto Rico, rather than of the executive secretary of Puerto Rico as required by this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this title.

§742 Acknowledgment of Deeds