{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 39-4-16","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 subsections (a) and (b), section fifteen of this article:\n(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:\nState of .....................................\nCounty of ...................................\nThis record was acknowledged before me on .............. [Date] by ........................................ [Name(s) of individual(s)]............................................................\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp\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 .............. [Date] by ....................................................... [Name(s) of individual(s)] as ............................ [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\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 ............ (Date) by .................................................... [Name(s) of individual(s) making statement]\n..............................\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp\nTitle of office .............................................\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) making statement]\n..............................\nSignature of notarial officer\nStamp\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 record in the possession of ......................................\nDated ...........................\n..............................\nSignature of notarial officer\nStam\nTitle of office ...........................................\nMy commission expires: ..........................","path":["CHAPTER 39. RECORDS AND PAPERS.","ARTICLE 4. REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39-4-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:22Z","sha256":"ad84958994ba220fc76384edb503393296d63ca4203a94841b6de64b0292b1e9","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}