{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8232","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8232","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:\n(a) “Foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe.\n(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.\n(c) “Notarial officer” means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act.\n(d) “Notary public” means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public [8200. - 8232.4.]","ARTICLE 3. Recognition of Notarial Acts [8232. - 8232.4.]"],"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":"1f8017b5b484437714c51e8864655964eaf6ad28126abc3a80a31fba23ebd477","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8231.20","next":"us-ca/gov-8232.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}