{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"39056","citation":"Wat. Code, § 39056","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 14. CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW [39000. - 48401.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-14"},{"name":"PART 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS [39000. - 39082.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-14/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. General Provisions [39050. - 39060.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-14/part-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A certificate of acknowledgment taken before a notary public or justice of the peace of any state, or an affidavit by any person in the presence of whom a petition was signed, is sufficient evidence of the genuineness of the signature and of the fact of place of residence of any petitioner under this division.</p>","text":"A certificate of acknowledgment taken before a notary public or justice of the peace of any state, or an affidavit by any person in the presence of whom a petition was signed, is sufficient evidence of the genuineness of the signature and of the fact of place of residence of any petitioner under this division.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-provisions-39056","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}