Sec. 121.007. FORM FOR ORDINARY CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The form of an ordinary certificate of acknowledgment must be substantially as follows:
"The State of ____________,
"County of ____________,
"Before me ____________ (here insert the name and character of the officer) on this day personally appeared ________________, known to me (or proved to me on the oath of ________________ or through __________________ (description of identity card or other document)) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
(Seal) "Given under my hand and seal of office this ________ day of ____________, A.D., ________."
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments and Proofs of Written Instruments
Section 121.001. Officers Who May Take Acknowledgments or Proofs
Section 121.002. Corporate Acknowledgments
Section 121.003. Authority of Officers
Section 121.004. Method of Acknowledgment
Section 121.005. Proof of Identity of Acknowledging Person
Section 121.006. Alteration of Authorized Forms; Definition
Section 121.007. Form for Ordinary Certificate of Acknowledgment
Section 121.008. Short Forms for Certificates of Acknowledgment
Section 121.009. Proof of Acknowledgment by Witness
Section 121.010. Form of Certificate for Proof by Witness
Section 121.011. Proof of Acknowledgment by Handwriting
Section 121.012. Record of Acknowledgment
Section 121.013. Subpoena of Witness; Attachment
Section 121.014. Action for Damages