A signature is presumed to be genuine and authorized if it purports to be the signature, affixed in his official capacity, of:

(a) A public employee of the United States.

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Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1453

  • Public employee: means an officer, agent, or employee of a public entity. See California Evidence Code 195
  • Public entity: includes a nation, state, county, city and county, city, district, public authority, public agency, or any other political subdivision or public corporation, whether foreign or domestic. See California Evidence Code 200
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Evidence Code 220

(b) A public employee of any public entity in the United States.

(c) A notary public within any state of the United States.

(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)