AR HB1907

Repeals Arkansas Code §18-12-207 (acknowledgments by corporations) and §16-47-207 (forms of certificates) and replaces them with consolidated acknowledgment form standards in §16-47-107

Establishes valid acknowledgment forms for deeds and instruments affecting real estate title executed by corporations, business trusts, estates, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, joint ventures, individuals, and attorneys in fact

Allows bracketed language in acknowledgment forms as optional alternate language and permits use of present or past tense without affecting validity; acknowledges county location can be either where officer resides or where acknowledgment occurred

Amends §18-12-208 to protect recorded instruments with defective acknowledgments by allowing them to provide constructive notice and be admitted as evidence despite omissions or errors in acknowledgment certificates, including missing seals, incorrect dates, or gender mismatches

Allows valid jurats to substitute for acknowledgment certificates for instruments recorded after the bill's effective date and prohibits county recorders from refusing documents executed under permitted acknowledgment standards

Declares an emergency effective upon governor approval to protect property rights threatened by defects in acknowledgment certificates