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Civil Code § 1196

ARTICLE 3. Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1196Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 67, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.

A witness shall be proved to be a subscribing witness by the oath of a credible witness who provides the officer with any document satisfying the requirements of paragraph (3) or (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1185.