{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8232.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8232.1","heading":"","body":"(a) A notarial act performed in another state shall be afforded the same legal effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in that state is performed by any of the following:\n(1) A notary public of that state.\n(2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that state.\n(3) Any other individual authorized by the law of that state to perform the notarial act.\n(b) (1) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in another state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.\n(2) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.","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":"aedb1ffa840d5f0ee56e9f629c54348a7823db9d874bdfe830e45e0b628b096b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8232","next":"us-ca/gov-8232.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}