{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1452","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1452","heading":"","body":"A seal is presumed to be genuine and its use authorized if it purports to be the seal of:\n(a) The United States or a department, agency, or public employee of the United States.\n(b) A public entity in the United States or a department, agency, or public employee of such public entity.\n(c) A nation recognized by the executive power of the United States or a department, agency, or officer of such nation.\n(d) A public entity in a nation recognized by the executive power of the United States or a department, agency, or officer of such public entity.\n(e) A court of admiralty or maritime jurisdiction.\n(f) A notary public within any state of the United States.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 11. WRITINGS [1400. - 1605.]","CHAPTER 1. Authentication and Proof of Writings [1400. - 1454.]","ARTICLE 3. Presumptions Affecting Acknowledged Writings and Official Writings [1450. - 1454.]"],"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":"cf32d4f6b19df5700ba945dfd76582a11cf7cb3164193a5ab393aac473054cbd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1451","next":"us-ca/evid-1453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}