Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7576555.1-619When form of certificate of acknowledgment accepted2025Property and ConveyancesReal Estate Settlements and RecordationRecordation of DocumentsUniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act

The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under § 55.1-616 shall be accepted in the Commonwealth if:

1. The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of the Commonwealth;

2. The certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken; or

3. The certificate contains the words “acknowledged before me” or their substantial equivalent.

1970, c. 719, § 55-118.4; 2019, c. 712.