The commissioner shall adopt and keep an official seal. Papers executed by the commissioner in his or her official capacity pursuant to law and bearing the seal, or copies thereof certified by him or her, shall be received in evidence in like manner as the original and may be recorded in the same manner and with the same effect as a deed regularly acknowledged.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Terms Used In California Financial Code 373

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.