Cal. GOV § 1225

This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 1225, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.

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Official statutory text

(a) An executive officer, a judicial officer, and a Member of the Legislature may administer and certify oaths.

(b) A former judge of a court of record in this state who retired or resigned from office shall be deemed a judicial officer for purposes of this section, if he or she satisfies the conditions set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 2093 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(c) A law, rule, or regulation regarding the confidentiality of proceedings of the Commission on Judicial Performance shall not be construed to prohibit the commission from issuing a certificate as provided for in this section.

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