{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-358.66","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 358.66","heading":"SHORT FORM CERTIFICATES.","body":"(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:\n(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity;\nState of .\nCounty of .\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)).\n.\n(Signature of notarial officer)\n(Stamp)\n.\nTitle (and Rank)\nMy commission expires: .\n(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:\nState of .\nCounty of .\nThis 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).\n.\n(Signature of notarial officer)\n(Stamp)\n.\nTitle (and Rank)\nMy commission expires: .\n(3) For a verification upon oath or affirmation:\nState of .\nCounty of .\nSigned and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on .........(date) by ...................(name(s) of individual(s) making statement).\n.\n(Signature of notarial officer)\n(Stamp)\n.\nTitle (and Rank)\nMy commission expires: .\n(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:\nState of .\nCounty of .\nSigned or attested before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)).\n.\n(Signature of notarial officer)\n(Stamp)\n.\nTitle (and Rank)\nMy commission expires: .\n(5) For attestation of a copy of a document:\nState of .\nCounty of .\nI certify that this is a true and correct copy of a document in the possession of .\nDated: .\n.\n(Signature of notarial officer)\n(Stamp)\n.\nTitle (and Rank)\nMy commission expires: .\n(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):\n(1) For a remote notarization when the signer is located outside the United States:\nThis record was (acknowledged)(signed and sworn to or affirmed)(signed or attested to) by use of communication technology on\n.\tby .\nDate\twho declared that (he)(she)(they) (is)(are) located\n(Name(s) of Individual(s))\nin (jurisdiction and location name) and that this record is to be filed with or relates to a matter before a court, governmental entity, public official, or other entity located in the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or involves property located in the territorial jurisdiction of, or a transaction substantially connected with, the United States.\nOr;\n(2) For a remote notarization when the signer is located in Minnesota or the United States:\nThis record was (acknowledged)(signed and sworn to or affirmed)(signed or attested to) by use of communication technology on\n.\tby .\nDate\twho declared that (he)(she)(they) (is)(are) located\n(Name(s) of Individual(s))\nin (jurisdiction and location name).","path":["COURT AND FILING FEES; ATTESTATIONS","CHAPTER 358. SEALS, OATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/358.66","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:44Z","sha256":"98666bc80a908bcb2f67a1b645ebf9b31c479f4e8436b229801c5087187e01cb","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-358.65","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-358.67"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}