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As of January 1, 2008, the official California notarization statement changes to the following:
State of California
County of _________________
On _______________ before me, ______________________, a notary public, personally appeared ____________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Witness my hand and official seal.
Signature ________________________________
(Seal)
The change was made to combat identify theft and real estate fraud, according to the legislators who sponsored the statutory change to California Civil Code section 1185.
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