{"id":"132f4a7b-77fa-483e-a643-9ca6187f666e","task":"Verify a California-issued apostille electronically using the CA Secretary of State's Hague e-APP-compliant apostille e-Register.","domain":"sos.ca.gov","steps":["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.","Navigate to apostille-search.sos.ca.gov and search using the certificate/identifying information printed on the apostille.","Confirm the returned issuance details (date, document type, certificate number) match the physical/PDF apostille before relying on it.","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.","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."],"gotchas":["Do not confuse this apostille-specific verification tool with the general notary-public-listing bulk file — they serve different verification purposes and live at different subdomains.","Apostille e-Register availability can differ from apostille issuance date; older apostilles issued before the e-Register existed may not be retrievable electronically."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:10:52.134Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/132f4a7b-77fa-483e-a643-9ca6187f666e"}