{"data":{"id":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-316","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"57 Pa.C.S. § 316","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 315(a) and (b) (relating to certificate of notarial act):\n(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:\nState of‌\nCounty of‌\nThis record was acknowledged before me on\n(date)‌\nby (name(s) of individual(s))‌\n‌\nSignature of notarial officer‌\nStamp\n‌\nTitle of office‌\nMy commission expires:‌\n(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:\nState of‌\nCounty of‌\nThis record was acknowledged before me on\n(date)‌\nby (name(s) of individual(s))‌\n‌\nas (type of authority, such as officer or trustee)\n‌\nwho represent that (he, she or they) are authorized to act on behalf of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed)‌\n‌\nSignature of notarial officer‌\nStamp\n‌\nTitle of office‌\nMy commission expires:‌\n(2.1) For an acknowledgment by an attorney at law pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 327 (relating to oaths and acknowledgments):‌\nState of‌\nCounty of‌\nThis record was acknowledged before me on\n(date)‌\nby (name of attorney)‌\nSupreme Court identification number‌\nas a member of the bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court certified that he/she was personally present when (name(s) of individual(s)) executed the record and that (name(s) of individual(s)) executed the record for the purposes contained therein.\nSignature of notarial officer‌\nStamp\n‌\nTitle of office‌\nMy commission expires:‌\n(3) For a verification on oath or affirmation:\nState of‌\nCounty of‌\nSigned and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on\n(date)‌\nby (name(s) of individual(s) making statement)‌\nSignature of notarial officer‌\nStamp\n‌\nTitle of office‌\nMy commission expires:‌\n(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:\nState of‌\nCounty of‌\nSigned (or attested) before me on\n(date)‌\nby (name(s) of individual(s))‌\n‌\nSignature of notarial officer‌\nStamp\n‌\nTitle of office‌\nMy commission expires:‌\n(5) For certifying a copy of a record:\nState of‌\nCounty of‌\nI certify that this is a true and correct copy of a‌\nin the possession of‌\nDated‌\nSignature of notarial officer‌\nStamp\n‌\nTitle of office‌\nMy commission expires:‌\n(6) For certifying the transcript of a deposition:\nState of‌\nCounty of‌\nI certify that this is a true and correct copy of the transcript of the deposition of‌\nDated‌\nSignature of notarial officer‌\nStamp\n‌\nTitle of office:‌\nMy commission expires:‌","path":["Title 57 - NOTARIES PUBLIC","CHAPTER 3 REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=57\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=3\u0026sctn=16\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-09-13 (Statute Update stamp, 57 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:18Z","sha256":"6c40bd7d578097cf02ce6cd2810d7bddf46c85887a11e38ddcf077d91cbf2351","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-315","next":"us-pa/57-pa.c.s.-317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}