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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-205 (2026)

Acknowledgment, defined

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(1) The words acknowledged before me means:

(a) That the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment;

(b) That he or she acknowledged he or she executed the instrument;

(c) That, in the case of:

(i) A natural person, he or she executed the instrument for the purposes therein stated;

(ii) A corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged he or she held the position or title set forth in the instrument and certificate, he or she signed the instrument on behalf of the corporation by proper authority and the instrument was the act of the corporation for the purpose therein stated;

(iii) A partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged he or she signed the instrument on behalf of the partnership by proper authority and he or she executed the instrument as the act of the partnership for the purposes therein stated;

(iv) A limited liability company, the member or agent acknowledged he or she signed the instrument on behalf of the limited liability company by proper authority and he or she executed the instrument as the act of the limited liability company for the purposes therein stated;

(v) A person acknowledging as principal by an attorney in fact, he or she executed the instrument by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes therein stated; or

(vi) A person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, he or she signed the instrument by proper authority and he or she executed the instrument in the capacity and for the purposes therein stated; and

(d) That the person taking the acknowledgment either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or certificate.

(2) For purposes of this section, appearance before the person taking an acknowledgment includes an appearance outside the presence of a notary public if such acknowledgment was completed in accordance with the Online Notary Public Act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: AVG Partners I v. Genesis Health Clubs, 307 Neb. 47 (Neb. 2020).
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AVG Partners I v. Genesis Health Clubs, 307 Neb. 47 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 2× “102 See, e.g., Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2329 (Reissue 2016).”
Johnson v. Neth, 758 N.W.2d 395 (Neb. 2008). · cites it 2× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 64-205 (Reissue 2003). State law also prescribes the forms to be used for acknowledgment in Neb.”
Mut. of Omaha Bank v. Watson, 297 Neb. 479 (Neb. 2017). · cites it 5× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-205 (Reissue 2009) sets out the requirements for a notarial acknowledgment.”
Chambers v. Bringenberg, 309 Neb. 888 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “Section 76-216 of the conveyances statutes provides that “[t]he grantor must acknowledge the instrument with an acknowledgment as defined in section 64-205.” Sections 76-217 to 76-237 elaborate upon the acknowledgment and recording process.”
Dep't of Banking & Fin. v. Davis, 416 N.W.2d 566 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-205 (Reissue 1986) sets forth the statutory definition for acknowledgment of an instrument.”
Prop. Ventures, LLC (Bankr. D. Neb. 2020). “§ 64-205 (emphasis added); see also id. § 21-136 (providing that limited liability companies are bound by, as applicable, a member or manager).”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-205(4) — 1 case
Mut. of Omaha Bank v. Watson, 297 Neb. 479 (Neb. 2017). “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-205 (Reissue 2009) sets out the requirements for a notarial acknowledgment.”
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