20250SB__108097CHP INTRODUCED 2026-02-13 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-06-11 PASSED_SENATE 2026-03-26 ENROLLED 2026-06-12 CHAPTERED 2026-06-17 APPROVED 2026-06-17 FILED 2026-06-17 2025 SB CHP CHP 0 Introduced by Senator Valladares LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Valladares

An act to amend

Section of, and to add

Section 26807.5 to, the Government Code, relating to local government. local government County clerks: certification of records: signature. Existing law requires the county clerk to act as the clerk of the board of supervisors in the county and to perform specified duties, including, among other things, to take charge of, safely keep, or dispose of pursuant to law all books, papers, and records that are filed or deposited in their office pursuant to law. Existing law requires the county clerk to keep an official seal of their office for use when performing official duties.

This bill would authorize the county clerk to use a printed, stamped, photographically reproduced facsimile, electronic, or otherwise digitally created signature in certifying to a record in the county clerk’s office, provided that the certification includes the official seal of the county clerk’s office affixed thereto. The bill would make nonsubstantive changes, including eliminating gendered pronouns. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 26807. (

a) The county clerk shall keep an official seal of their office for use when performing official duties other than ex officio duties which shall, when embossed, stamped, impressed or affixed to a certification, show legibly. The seal shall: (

a) be circular in shape; (

b) be not less than 1 1 inches in diameter; (

c) have in the center any words or design adopted by the county clerk; (

d) have inscribed around the central words or design, “County Clerk, ____ County, California”, inserting therein the name of the county. (

b) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a county clerk from continuing to use a seal of a design different than that specified herein if the seal has customarily been used prior to the effective date of

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 1968.

SEC.

Section 26807.5 is added to the Government Code , to read: 26807.5. The county clerk may use a printed, stamped, photographically reproduced facsimile, electronic, or otherwise digitally created signature in certifying to a record in the county clerk’s office, provided that the certification includes the official seal of the county clerk’s office affixed thereto.