Government Code section 8231.13

A person who, without authorization, knowingly obtains, conceals, damages, or destroys the certificate, disk, coding, card, program, software, or hardware enabling a notary public to affix the notary public’s electronic signature or electronic seal is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 8231.13, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=8231.13. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_8231.13

Original Source: Section 8231.13, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=8231.13. (last accessed May 12, 2025).