{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"12162","citation":"Gov. Code, § 12162","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Secretary of State [12152. - 12279.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Duties [12159. - 12179.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 39.   (AB 378)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>The Secretary of State shall keep a register and attest the official acts of the Governor and shall affix the Great Seal, with the Secretary’s attestation, to commissions, pardons, and other public instruments, to which the official signature of the Governor is required.</p>","text":"The Secretary of State shall keep a register and attest the official acts of the Governor and shall affix the Great Seal, with the Secretary’s attestation, to commissions, pardons, and other public instruments, to which the official signature of the Governor is required.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/duties-12162","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}