Civ. Code, § 1188 · Article 3. Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments

Civ. Code, § 1188

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

An officer taking the acknowledgment of an instrument shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate pursuant to Section 1189.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 78, Sec. 1. (AB 464) Effective January 1, 2014.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1188.
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Civil Code

Civ. Code, § 1189Printed as Section 1189

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