Government Code section 5056

When a seal is required or permitted in the execution of any certificated registered public obligation, an authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped, or otherwise placed in facsimile thereon. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.

Source: Section 5056, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=5056. (updated Jun. 2, 1983; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_5056

Original Source: Section 5056, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=5056. (last accessed May 12, 2025).