Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 55. Property and Conveyances |
CHAPTER 6. Recordation of Documents |
ARTICLE 2.1. Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act |
SECTION 55-118.4. When form of certificate of acknowledgment accepted |
The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under § 55-118.1 shall be accepted in this Commonwealth if: (1) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this Commonwealth; (2) The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken; or (3) The certificate contains the words "acknowledged before me," or their substantial equivalent. 1970, c. 719. |