Arkansas Code § 16-47-209 - Authentication of Acknowledgments

(a) If the acknowledgment is taken within this state or is made without this state but in the United States by one (1) of the officers designated in ยง 16-47-203, or without the United States by an officer of the United States, no authentication shall be necessary.

(b) If the acknowledgment is made without the United States and by a notary public or a judge or clerk of a court of record of the country where the acknowledgment is made, the certificate shall be authenticated by a certificate under the great seal of state of the country, affixed by the custodian of such seal, or by a certificate of a diplomatic, consular, or commercial officer of the United States accredited to that country, certifying as to the official character of such officer.

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