Military and Veterans Code section 17

“Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber cannot write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark may be acknowledged or may serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign the same.

Source: Section 17, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=17.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1935; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Verified:
Jul. 21, 2025

§ 17's source at ca​.gov