The certificate of acknowledgment (PDF) must be in the form set forth in California Civil Code section 1189. In today's video I'm going to show you how to complete a California Acknowledgement and a California Giraffe.Procedure to request removal of Civil Assessment. Complete the Defendant's Request and Declaration to Vacate Civil Assessment form. If you need to create an outline for a new or revised course, use the approved template for a Course Outline (WORD doc). These forms are centrally triaged weekly.