A certificate of the acknowledgment of a writing other than a will, or a certificate of the proof of such a writing, is prima facie evidence of the facts recited in the certificate and the genuineness of the signature of each person by whom the writing purports to have been signed if the certificate meets the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 1180) of Chapter 4, Title 4, Part 4, Division 2 of the Civil Code.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1451
Presumptions Affecting Acknowledged Writings and Official Writings
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 100 Cal. App. 3d 511 - Bernd v. Eu (1979)
Most recently applied in 116 Cal. App. 3d 998 - Allstate Savings & Loan Assn. v. Lotito (March 1981)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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