Civ. Code, § 1204 · Article 3. Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments
Civ. Code, § 1204
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A certified copy of the judgment in a proceeding instituted under either of the two preceding sections, showing the proof of the instrument, and attached thereto, entitles such instrument to record, with like effect as if acknowledged.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted 1872.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1204.
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