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Cal. Evid. Code § 1452

Presumptions Affecting Acknowledged Writings and Official Writings

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lewis v. Agricultural Insurance (1969)

Most recently applied in Lewis v. Agricultural Insurance (December 1969)

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.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.