Nebraska § 76-236 - Acknowledgment or certificate of genuineness; duty to record; failure; effect.
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§ 76-236. Acknowledgment or certificate of genuineness; duty to record; failure; effect.
The certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of every deed, and the certificate of the genuineness of the signature of any officer, in the cases where such last-mentioned certificate is required, shall be recorded together with the deed so proved or acknowledged; and unless the certificates be so recorded, neither the record of such deed nor the transcript thereof shall be read or received in evidence.
Acknowledgment showing appearance and acknowledgment by mortgagee but not of mortgagor was fatally defective. Troyer v. Mundy, 60 F.2d 818 (8th Cir. 1932).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 76-236 ("Acknowledgment or certificate of genuineness; duty to record; failure; effect.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. 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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