§ 299. Acknowledgments and proofs without the state, but within the\nUnited States or any territory, possession, or dependency thereof. 1.\nThe acknowledgment or proof of a conveyance of real property situate in\nthis state, if made without the state but within the United States,\nwithin any territory, possession, or dependency of the United States, or\nwithin any place over which the United States, at the time when such\nacknowledgment or proof is taken, has or exercises jurisdiction,\nsovereignty, control, or a protectorate, may be made before any of the\nfollowing officers acting within his territorial jurisdiction or within\nthat of the court of which he is an officer:\n (a) A judge or other presiding officer of any court having a seal, or\nthe clerk or other certifying officer thereof.\n (b) A mayor or other chief civil officer of any city or other\npolitical subdivision.\n (c) A notary public.\n (d) A commissioner of deeds appointed pursuant to the laws of this\nstate to take acknowledgments or proofs without this state.\n (e) Any person authorized, by the laws of the state, District of\nColumbia, territory, possession, dependency, or other place where the\nacknowledgment or proof is made, to take the acknowledgment or proof of\ndeeds to be recorded therein.\n 2. The signature and title of an officer listed in subdivision one of\nthis section who performs a notarial act in another state are prima\nfacie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual\nholds the designated title.\n 3. The signature and title of a notarial officer described in\nparagraph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivision one of this section\nconclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the\nacknowledgment or proof of a conveyance.\n
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