(765 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 30, par. 225)
    Sec. 5. Recognition of certificate of acknowledgment. The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under Section 2 shall be accepted in this State if:
        (1) the certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations of this State;
        (2) the certificate is in a form prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the
    
place in which the acknowledgment is taken; or
        (3) the certificate contains the words "acknowledged before me" or their substantial
    
equivalent.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)