(a) The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 358.65, subdivisions 1 and 2:

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity;

This instrument was acknowledged before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)).

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

This instrument was acknowledged before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)) as ........................................(type of authority, e.g., officer, trustee, etc.) of ...............................................(name of party on behalf of whom the instrument was executed).

(3) For a verification upon oath or affirmation:

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on .........(date) by ...................(name(s) of individual(s) making statement).

(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:

Signed or attested before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)).

(5) For attestation of a copy of a document:

I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a document in the possession of .

(b) For a remote notarization, use of alternate (1) or (2), as appropriate, is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 358.645, subdivision 7, paragraph (d):

(1) For a remote notarization when the signer is located outside the United States:

Or;

(2) For a remote notarization when the signer is located in Minnesota or the United States:

History: 2018 c 176 art 1 s 18