{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-47-43.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47-43.3","heading":"Officer's certificate upon proof of instrument by proof of signature of maker.","body":"When the execution of an instrument is proved by proof of the signature of the maker as provided by G.S. 47-12.1 or as provided by G.S. 47-13, the certificate required by G.S. 47-13.1 shall be in substantially the following form:\nSTATE OF______________________________________________\n(Name of state)\n_________________________________________ COUNTY\nI, _______________________________, a __________________________________\n(Name of officer taking proof)\t(Official title of officer taking proof)\nof___________________ COUNTY, _______________________________, certify that\n(Name of state)\n_______________________________________ personally appeared before me this day,\n(Name of person familiar with\nmaker's handwriting)\nand being duly sworn, stated that he knows the handwriting of______________________\n(Name of maker)\nand that the signature to the foregoing instrument is the signature of _________________\n(Name of maker)\nWITNESS my hand and official seal, this the ____ day of _________________, ____\n(Month)\t(Year)\n(Signature of officer taking proof)\n(Official title of officer taking proof)\nMy commission expires\n(Date of expiration of officer's commission)\n(1951, c. 379, s. 3; 1999-456, s. 59.)","path":["Chapter 47. Probate and Registration.","Article 3. Forms of Acknowledgment, Probate and Order of Registration."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_47/GS_47-43.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:03:17Z","sha256":"31f0fd1d484edaa1c79312404233bb65281a7afefea9b1652afbef20fc300e9c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-47-43.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-47-43.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}