§ 1452

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

A seal is presumed to be genuine and its use authorized if it purports to be the seal of:

(a)The United States or a department, agency, or public employee of the United States.
(b)A public entity in the United States or a department, agency, or public employee of such public entity.
(c)A nation recognized by the executive power of the United States or a department, agency, or officer of such nation.
(d)A public entity in a nation recognized by the executive power of the United States or a department, agency, or officer of such public entity.
(e)A court of admiralty or maritime jurisdiction.
(f)A notary public within any state of the United States.

Other sections in Article 3 - Presumptions Affecting Acknowledged Writings and Official Writings

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