AnalysisAssembly Bill 1179 permits a county recorder to accept an embossed Notary seal in lieu of a photographically-reproducible seal under certain conditions. While considered an “urgency” statute taking immediate effect, this new law has minimal effect on Notaries using a photographically reproducible seal. It should be noted that the effect of the law for California Notaries is that an embossed seal impression is valid on recordable documents, provided the printed or typed information required is included. However, the embossed seal must be present; it is not sufficient to type or print the Notary’s information without affixing an embossed seal impression.
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