The legality of the execution, acknowledgment, proof, form, or record of any conveyance or other instrument made before this Code goes into effect, executed, acknowledged, proved, or recorded is not affected by anything contained in this Chapter, but depends for its validity and legality upon the laws in force when the act was performed.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1205
Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments
Enacted 1872.
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