California Civil Code

§ 1185

CIV § 1185 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 2 · Title 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 4 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The acknowledgment of an instrument shall not be taken unless the officer taking it has satisfactory evidence that the person making the acknowledgment is the individual who is described in and who executed the instrument.

(b)For purposes of this section, “satisfactory evidence” means the absence of information, evidence, or other circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the person making the acknowledgment is not the individual he or she claims to be and any one of the following:

(1)(A) The oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally known to the officer, whose identity is proven to the officer upon presentation of a document satisfying the requirements of paragraph (3) or (4), that the person making the acknowledgment is personally known to the witness and that each of the following are true:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 762, Sec. 1.5. (AB 2566) Effective January 1, 2017.