§ 1707.5

The commissioner in lieu of retaining in his or her files a copy of the notices of appointment or notices of termination described in Section 1707, if he or she has made entry of the facts pertaining to the appointments or terminations or the statements, including the cancellation, if any thereof, in some portion of his or her official records, may at any time thereafter destroy the documents. The commissioner’s certification as to the content of such an entry shall be competent evidence of the facts therein stated for any purpose in any court or administrative action or proceeding and shall be accepted in lieu of the actual documents.

(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1420, Sec. 42. Operative January 1, 1992, by Sec. 77 of Ch. 1420.)