{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-121.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 121.008","heading":"SHORT FORMS FOR CERTIFICATES OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT.","body":"(a) The forms for certificates of acknowledgment provided by this section may be used as alternatives to other authorized forms. They may be referred to as \"statutory forms of acknowledgment.\"\n(b) Short forms for certificates of acknowledgment include:\n(1) For a natural person acting in his own right:\nState of Texas\nCounty of ____________\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name or names of person or persons acknowledging).\n(Signature of officer)\n(Title of officer)\nMy commission expires: ________\n(2) For a natural person as principal acting by attorney-in-fact:\nState of Texas\nCounty of ____________\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of attorney-in-fact) as attorney-in-fact on behalf of (name of principal).\n(Signature of officer)\n(Title of officer)\nMy commission expires: ________\n(3) For a partnership acting by one or more partners, an authorized officer, or an agent:\nState of Texas\nCounty of ____________\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of acknowledging partner, partners, authorized officer, or agent), (partner(s), authorized officer, or agent) on behalf of (name of partnership), a partnership.\n(Signature of officer)\n(Title of officer)\nMy commission expires: ________\n(4) For a corporation:\nState of Texas\nCounty of ____________\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of officer), (title of officer) of (name of corporation acknowledging) a (state of incorporation) corporation, on behalf of said corporation.\n(Signature of officer)\n(Title of officer)\nMy commission expires: ________\n(5) For a public officer, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, or other representative:\nState of Texas\nCounty of ____________\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of representative) as (title of representative) of (name of entity or person represented).\n(Signature of officer)\n(Title of officer)\nMy commission expires: ________\n(6) For a limited liability company:\nState of Texas\nCounty of ____________\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of acknowledging member, manager, authorized officer, or agent), a (member, manager, authorized officer, or agent) of (name of limited liability company) on behalf of (name of limited liability company), a limited liability company.\n(Signature of officer)\n(Title of officer)\nMy commission expires: ________\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 32 (H.B. 1159), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 121. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PROOFS OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.121.htm#121.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"1686701fa4af7be8c01f3ceac295b9feeaeec6ef60ac1857221c8ffd27aea872","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-121.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-121.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}