§ 5062 Officer Certificate Definition

Corporations Code·California

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•An 'officer’s certificate' is a special paper signed by important people in a company.
•The paper must be signed by either the chair of the board, the president, or a vice president.
•It also needs a signature from someone like the secretary, treasurer, or their assistants.
•This rule was updated in 2009 and started being used in 2010.

Example

A company wants to prove they own a building.

They would create an 'officer’s certificate' with signatures from the company president and the secretary to show it’s official.

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§ 5062 Officer Certificate Definition

“Officer’s certificate” means a certificate signed and verified by the chair of the board, the president or any vice president and by the secretary, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or any assistant secretary or assistant treasurer. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 631, Sec. 4. (AB 1233) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Officer’s certificate chair of the board president vice president secretary chief financial officer treasurer assistant secretary assistant treasurer

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 5062.

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