{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1182","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1182","heading":"","body":"The proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be taken without this state, but within the United States, and within the jurisdiction of the officer, by any of the following:\n(a) A justice, judge, or clerk of any court of record of the United States.\n(b) A justice, judge, or clerk of any court of record of any state.\n(c) A commissioner appointed by the Governor or Secretary of State for that purpose.\n(d) A notary public.\n(e) Any other officer of the state where the acknowledgment is made authorized by its laws to take such proof or acknowledgment.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654. - 1422.]","PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY [1000. - 1422.]","TITLE 4. TRANSFER [1039. - 1231.]","CHAPTER 4. Recording Transfers [1169. - 1220.]","ARTICLE 3. Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments [1180. - 1207.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"4991dd88613f7f5837ee452d49fa5646a38928c866ddc6d5f906ee62dceb1b68","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1181.1","next":"us-ca/civ-1183"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}