Verify a California-issued apostille electronically using the CA Secretary of State's Hague e-APP-compliant apostille e-Register.

domain: sos.ca.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Confirm via the HCCH 'Current list of operational e-Registers' page that California is listed among U.S. states with an operational e-Register, linking to apostille-search.sos.ca.gov.
  2. Navigate to apostille-search.sos.ca.gov and search using the certificate/identifying information printed on the apostille.
  3. Confirm the returned issuance details (date, document type, certificate number) match the physical/PDF apostille before relying on it.
  4. Note this is distinct from the general California Notary Public Listing bulk export — apostille validity and notary commission status are verified through separate CA SOS tools.
  5. If the e-Register does not return a match, contact the CA Secretary of State's Notary Public Section for manual confirmation rather than assuming fraud.

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