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Code of Civil Procedure § 153

ARTICLE 6. Seals of Courts

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 153Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1199, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1989, by Sec. 119 of Ch. 1199.

Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the seal of a court need not be affixed to any proceeding therein, or to any document, except to the following:

(a) A writ.

(b) A summons.

(c) A warrant of arrest.