California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1202

Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 445.

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.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 1202 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-2-property/part-4-acquisition-of-property/title-4-transfer/chapter-4-recording-transfers/article-3-proof-and-acknowledgment-of-instruments/section-1202

Other sections in Article 3 - Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments

§ 1180§ 1181§ 1181.1§ 1182§ 1183§ 1183.5§ 1184§ 1185§ 1188§ 1189…§ 1197§ 1198§ 1200§ 1201§ 1202§ 1203§ 1204§ 1205§ 1206§ 1207

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