California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1226

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 82.

When the records in the office of any public board or officer authorized to issue certificates show the issuance of a certificate other than a certificate of acknowledgment and it appears by affidavit that the certificate has been lost or destroyed by conflagration or other public calamity, the board or officer may issue a duplicate of the certificate. The duplicate shall recite the issuance and loss or destruction of the original and has the same force as the original.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 1226 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-4-public-officers-and-employees/chapter-1-general/article-8-miscellaneous/section-1226

Other sections in Article 8 - Miscellaneous

§ 1220§ 1221§ 1222§ 1223§ 1224§ 1225§ 1226§ 1228§ 1228.5§ 1229…§ 1231§ 1231.1§ 1231.2§ 1233§ 1234§ 1236§ 1237§ 1238§ 1239§ 1241

This content is for reference, learning, and study purposes only. All legal text should be verified against the official California Legislative Information website, which is the authoritative source for California law. Data last processed: February 15, 2026.