Validation - Certificates of acknowledgment
N.D. Cent. Code § 44-08-06.1
in effect44-08-06.1. Validation - Certificates of acknowledgment
All certificates of acknowledgment by notaries public on all documents filed for record with a
recorder in the state, notwithstanding any defects or irregularities with the notary seal, are
hereby validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed. Notwithstanding section 44-08-06, all seals
of a court or officer of this state are binding, legal, and enforceable. The provisions of this
section relating to validation of acknowledgments are applicable to all documents filed with any
county recorder in the state after July 1, 1987.
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