Does a seal need to have a signature?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kemp & Assocs. v. Herzog (In re Estate of Herzog), E068698 (Cal. App. 2019):
This court has held that a mark does not meet the definition of a seal unless it is also signed as part of its execution (Code Civ. Proc., 1931, 1933). (Jacobson v. Gourley, supra, 83 Cal.App.4th at p. 1335.) The signature must be that of the public officer who executed the document. (Code Civ. Proc., 1931 ["by a public officer"].)
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