Instruments executed in foreign country; acknowledgment before
diplomatic or consular officer
Sec. 11. If executed in a foreign country, conveyances, mortgages,
and other instruments in writing that would be admitted to record
under the recording laws of this state must be acknowledged by the
grantor or person executing the instrument and proved before any
diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, duly accredited,
or before any officer of the foreign country who, by the laws of that
country, is authorized to take acknowledgments or proof of
conveyances. If the acknowledgment or proof is in the English
language and attested by the official seal of the officer
acknowledging it, the instrument may be admitted to record.
However, if the acknowledgment or proof is in a language other than
English or is not attested by an official seal, then the instrument must
be accompanied by a certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer
of the United States attesting:
(1) that the instrument is duly executed according to the laws of
the foreign country;
(2) that the officer certifying the acknowledgment or proof had
legal authority to do so; and
(3) to the meaning of the instrument, if the instrument is made
in a foreign language.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
Last modified: May 24, 2006