| Alabama: |
In
Alabama, an instrument may be acknowledged to be recorded.
An acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving
in court. Alabama
Code §35-4-58. |
| Alaska: |
In
Alaska, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
An acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving
in court. Alaska
Code §40.17.090. |
| Arizona: |
In
Arizona, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Arizona Code §12-2261;
33-411. |
| Arkansas: |
In
Arkansas, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Arkansas Code §16-47-101,
110; 18-12-201,
209. |
| California: |
In
California, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment of an instrument constitutes prima facie
evidence of the facts recited in the instrument.
Prima facie means that a fact is presumed to be
true unless evidence to the contrary is shown. California Gov’t. C §27293;
Evide. C. 1451. |
| Colorado: |
In
Colorado, an instrument may be, but need not be,
acknowledged to be recorded.
An acknowledgment of an instrument is prima facie
evidence of proper execution of it.
Colorado Code §38-35-101. |
| Connecticut: |
In
Connecticut, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Connecticut
Code §47-5. |
| Delaware: |
In
Delaware, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Delaware
Code §29-4321
onward. |
| Florida: |
In
Florida, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Florida
Code §695.03. |
| Georgia: |
In
Georgia, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment does not make an instrument self-proving in
court. Georgia
Code §44-2-14,
15. |
| Hawaii: |
In
Hawaii, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
An acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving
in court. Hawaii
Code §502-41,
47, 50, 81. |
| Idaho: |
In
Idaho, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
Idaho Code §55-805. |
| Illinois: |
In
Illinois, an instrument does not need to be acknowledged
to be recorded. An
acknowledgment does make an instrument self-proving in
court. Illinois
Code §765-5/35. |
| Indiana: |
In
Indiana, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Indiana
Code §32-1-2-18. |
| Iowa: |
In
Iowa, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
Iowa Code §558.42. |
| Kansas: |
In
Kansas, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
An acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving
in court. Kansas
Code §58-2221,
2229. |
| Kentucky: |
In
Kentucky, an instrument must to be acknowledged to be
recorded. Kentucky
Code §382.130. |
| Louisiana: |
In
Louisiana, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Louisiana CC §2242,
2253. |
| Maine: |
In
Maine, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded. Maine T.4, §1011-1019. |
| Maryland: |
In
Maryland, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment alone does not make an instrument
self-proving in court.
The instrument also must be certified.
Maryland Real Prop. Art. §4-101;
Courts Art. §10-204. |
| Massachusetts: |
In
Massachusetts, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Massachusetts
C. 183, §29-30. |
| Michigan: |
In
Michigan, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment creates a presumption that the acknowledged
instrument is valid and genuine. Michigan CLA §565.201-.203;
600.2131. |
| Minnesota: |
In
Minnesota, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Minnesota Code §507.24;
600.14. |
| Mississippi: |
In
Mississippi, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Mississippi
Code §89-3-1. |
| Missouri: |
In
Missouri, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Missouri
Code §442.010
onward; 59.330. |
| Montana: |
In
Montana, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Montana
Code §70-21-203,
205, 207. |
| Nebraska: |
In
Nebraska, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Nebraska Code §76-233-35. |
| Nevada: |
In
Nevada, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
Nevada
Code §111.310,
.312. |
| New
Hampshire: |
In
New Hampshire, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. New
Hampshire C.477, §3. |
| New
Jersey: |
In
New Jersey, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
New Jersey Code §46-14-2.1. |
| New
Mexico: |
In New
Mexico, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
New
Mexico Common Law §14-14-1
onward. |
| New
York: |
In
New York, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment of an instrument is prima facie evidence
that it was executed by the person whose signature appears
on it. New
York C.P.L.R. Rule 4538; R.P.L. §291. |
| North
Carolina: |
In
North Carolina, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. North
Carolina §47-14. |
| North
Dakota: |
In North
Dakota, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
North
Dakota Code §47-19-03. |
| Ohio: |
In
Ohio, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
An acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving
in court. Ohio
Code §317.112;
5301.01. |
| Oklahoma: |
In
Oklahoma, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Oklahoma Code §16-26,
27. |
| Oregon: |
In
Oregon, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
Oregon
Code §93.010,
.530, .635; 86.100. |
| Pennsylvania: |
In
Pennsylvania, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment is prima facie evidence that an instrument
was property executed.
Pennsylvania
Code §21-42
through 46. |
| Rhode
Island: |
In
Rhode Island, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Rhode Island Code §34-12-6. |
| South
Carolina: |
In
South Carolina, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. South
Carolina Code §30-5-30; 26-3-20 through 90. |
| South
Dakota: |
In
South Dakota,
an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
South
Dakota Code §43-28-2, 3, 8, 10. |
| Tennessee: |
In
Tennessee, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Tennessee Code §66-22-104 onward. |
| Texas: |
In
Texas, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
Texas Prop. Code §12.001. |
| Utah: |
In
Utah, an instrument must be acknowledged to be recorded.
An acknowledgment is prima facie evidence that the
instrument was executed by the person(s) whose signature
appears on it. Utah
Code §57-3-1. |
| Vermont: |
In
Vermont, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded.
Vermont
Code
§27-341. |
| Virginia: |
In
Virginia, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Virginia
Code §55-106,
113. |
| Washington: |
In
Washington, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Washington
Code §65.04.030;
65.08.060-.070. |
| West
Virginia: |
In West
Virginia, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. West
Virginia Code §39-1-2. |
| Wisconsin: |
In
Wisconsin, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. Wisconsin
Code §706.06,
706.07. |
| Wyoming: |
In
Wyoming, an instrument must be acknowledged to be
recorded. An
acknowledgment makes an instrument self-proving in court.
Wyoming Code §34-1-118,
123. |
