Statute · California Government Code
Cal. Gov't Code § 8232 — Recognition of Notarial Acts
Cal. Gov't Code § 8232
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Government Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
Citator
Cal. Gov't Code § 8232 — Recognition of Notarial Acts is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(b) “Notarial act” means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notarial officer may perform under the laws of this state, another state, or a foreign state or under federal law.
(c) “Notarial officer” means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act.
(d) “Notary public” means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act.
(e) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(f) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.