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California Statutes

§ 1197. — 1197. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 1197.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 2.DIVISION 2. PROPERTY
Title4.
Part 4.TITLE 4. TRANSFER
Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Recording Transfers
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Proof and Acknowledgment of Instruments

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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 1197. (2026).

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The subscribing witness must prove that the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a party is the person described in it, and that such person executed it, and that the witness subcribed his name thereto as a witness.

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Enacted 1872.
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