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Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09

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

§ 1196

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

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.

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

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