{"data":{"id":"us-me/4-m.r.s.-1917","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"4 M.R.S. §1917","heading":"Short form certificates","body":"The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 1916, subsections 1 and 2.\n1.  Individual capacity.  For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:\nState of …………………………………………………….\nCounty of …….…………………………………………….\nThis record was acknowledged before me on ………… by …………………………\nDate          Name(s) of individual(s)\n………………………………………………\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp or printed name …………………..\n[…………………………………………]\nTitle of office\n[My commission expires:  ……………]\n2.  Representative capacity.  For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:\nState of …………………………………………………..\nCounty of …………………………………………………\nThis record was acknowledged before me on ………… by ………………………….\nDate            Name(s) of individual(s)\nas (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed).\n…………………………………………….\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp or printed name …………………..\n[……………………………………….]\nTitle of office\n[My commission expires:  …………..]\n3.  Oath or affirmation.  For a verification on oath or affirmation:\nState of ……………………………………………………..\nCounty of …………………………………………………..\nSigned and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ………… by …………………………\nDate            Name(s) of individual(s)\nmaking statement\n…………………………………………\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp or printed name …………………..\n[………………………………………]\nTitle of office\n[My commission expires:  …………..]\n4.  Signature.  For witnessing or attesting a signature:\nState of ………………………………………………………\nCounty of ………………………………………………..…\nSigned [or attested] before me on …………. by ……………………………..\nDate               Name(s) of individual(s)\n…………………………………………\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp or printed name …………………..\n[…………………………………………….]\nTitle of office\n[My commission expires:  …………..]\n5.  Copy of a record.  For certifying a copy of a record:\nState of ……………………………………………………..\nCounty of ………………………………………………….\nI certify that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession\nof ……………………………………………………..\nDated ………………………………….\n……………………………………………\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp or printed name …………………..\n[…………………………………………]\nTitle of office\n[My commission expires:  …………]","path":["TITLE 4: JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 39: REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/4/title4sec1917.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"4d054ac56d25624f80ef7441c081dc3d383fbd5ca075f482cecd08335c2baf1a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/4-m.r.s.-1916","next":"us-me/4-m.r.s.-1918"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}