Gov. Code, § 40814 · Chapter 2. City Clerk
Gov. Code, § 40814
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The city clerk and the city clerk’s deputies may administer oaths or affirmations and take and certify affidavits and depositions pertaining to city affairs and business which may be used in any court or proceedings in the state. The acknowledgment of an instrument may be made before a city clerk and the city clerk’s deputies within the city in which they were elected or appointed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 46. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- 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=GOV§ionNum=40814.
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