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  "title": "California Insurance Code Section 384 (required statements on a certificate or verification of insurance)",
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      "text": "California Insurance Code Section 384 requires a certificate or verification of insurance provided as evidence of insurance in lieu of an actual copy of the policy to contain a statement to the effect that it is not an insurance policy and does not amend, extend or alter the coverage afforded by the policies listed herein."
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