Alabama § 35-4-29 - Form of Acknowledgment.

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§ 35-4-29. Form of Acknowledgment.

The following are substantially the forms of acknowledgment to be used in this state, on conveyances and instruments of every description admitted to record:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR INDIVIDUALThe State of ________}____________County}
I (name and style of officer) hereby certify that ______ whose name is signed to the foregoing conveyance, and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the contents of the conveyance, he executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date. Given under my hand this _____ day of _____, A. D. 20__. A. B. Judge, etc. (or as the case may be)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR CORPORATIONThe State of ________}____________County}
I, _____, a ______ in and for said County in said State, hereby certify that _____ whose name as _____ of the _____, a corporation, is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the contents of the conveyance, he, as such officer and with full authority, executed the same voluntarily for and as the act of said corporation. Given under my hand this the _____ day of _____, 20__ _________ (Style of Officer)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR AN OFFICIAL OR OTHER PERSON IN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITYThe State of ________}____________County}
I, _____, a _____, in and for said County in said State, hereby certify that _____, whose name as _____ (here state representative capacity) is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the contents of the conveyance, he, in his capacity as such ______, executed the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date. Given under my hand this the _____ day of _____, 20__ _________ (Style of Officer)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR CORPORATION, IN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITYThe State of ________}____________County}
I, _____, a _____ in and for said County, in said State, hereby certify that _____ whose name as _____ of _____, a corporation as _____ of the estate of _____ (or as the case may be) is signed to the foregoing _____, and who is known to me, acknowledged before me on this day, that being informed of the contents of said _____, he, as such officer, and with full authority, executed the same voluntarily for and as the act of said corporation, acting in its capacity as _____ as aforesaid.

Given under my hand this the _____ day of _____, 20__ _________ (Style of Officer)

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Code of Alabama § 35-4-29 cover?

Section 35-4-29 ("Form of Acknowledgment.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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