{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"8232","citation":"Gov. Code, § 8232","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 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public [8200. - 8232.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Recognition of Notarial Acts [8232. - 8232.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 291, Sec. 9.   (SB 696)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:</p><p>(a) “Foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe.</p><p>(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.</p><p>(c) “Notarial officer” means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act.</p><p>(d) “Notary public” means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act.</p><p>(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.</p><p>(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.</p>","text":"For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe. (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. (c) “Notarial officer” means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act. (d) “Notary public” means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act. (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. (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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/recognition-of-notarial-acts-8232","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}