DIVISION 2. PROPERTY 654-1422›PART 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY 1000-1422›TITLE 4. TRANSFER 1039-1231›CHAPTER 4. Recording Transfers 1169-1220›ARTICLE 3. Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments 1180-1207

§ 1202

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

When the acknowledgment or proof of the execution of an instrument is properly made, but defectively certified, any party interested may have an action in the superior court to obtain a judgment correcting the certificate.

(Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 445.)

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