California Notary Law

If a notary public executes a jurat and the statement sworn or subscribed to is contained in a document purporting to identify the affiant, and includes the birthdate or age of the person and a purported photograph or finger or thumbprint of the person so swearing or subscribing, the notary public shall require, as a condition to executing the jurat, that the person verify the birthdate or age contained in the statement by showing either:

(a) A certified copy of the person’s birth certificate, or

(b) An identification card or driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

For the purposes of preparing for submission of forms required by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, and only for such purposes, a notary public may also accept for identification any documents or declarations acceptable to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE – TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA – DIVISION 1. GENERAL – CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

(a) Any notary public who willfully fails to perform any duty required of a notary public under Section 8206, or who willfully fails to keep the seal of the notary public under the direct and exclusive control of the notary public, or who surrenders the seal of the notary public to any person not otherwise authorized by law to possess the seal of the notary, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in Section 802 of the Penal Code or any other provision of law, prosecution for a violation of this offense shall be commenced within four years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within four years after the completion of the offense, whichever is later.

(c) The penalty provided by this section is not an exclusive remedy, and does not affect any other relief or remedy provided by law.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2008.)

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE – TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA – DIVISION 1. GENERAL – CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

The Secretary of State or a peace officer, as defined in Sections 830.1, 830.2, and 830.3 of the Penal Code, possessing reasonable suspicion and acting in his or her official capacity and within his or her authority, may enforce the provisions of this chapter through the examination of a notary public’s books, records, letters, contracts, and other pertinent documents relating to the official acts of the notary public.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2008.)

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

Any person who is not a duly commissioned, qualified, and acting notary public who does any of the acts prohibited by Section 8227.1 in relation to any document or instrument affecting title to, placing an encumbrance on, or placing an interest secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on, real property consisting of a single-family residence containing not more than four dwelling units, is guilty of a felony.

(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1397, Sec. 5.)

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person who is not a duly commissioned, qualified, and acting notary public for the State of California to do any of the following:

(a) Represent or hold himself or herself out to the public or to any person as being entitled to act as a notary public.

(b) Assume, use or advertise the title of notary public in such a manner as to convey the impression that the person is a notary public.

(c) Purport to act as a notary public.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE – TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA – DIVISION 1. GENERAL – CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

(a) Any person who solicits, coerces, or in any manner influences a notary public to perform an improper notarial act knowing that act to be an improper notarial act, including any act required of a notary public under Section 8206, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding any other limitation of time described in Section 802 of the Penal Code, or any other provision of law, prosecution for a violation of this offense shall be commenced within four years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within four years after the completion of the offense, whichever is later.

(c) The penalty provided by this section is not an exclusive remedy, and does not affect any other relief or remedy provided by law.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2008.)

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment or proof of instruments of writing executed by the notary public nor shall depositions or affidavits of the notary public be taken by the notary public.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE – TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA – DIVISION 1. GENERAL – CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

A notary public who has a direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction shall not perform any notarial act in connection with such transaction.

For purposes of this section, a notary public has a direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction if the notary public:

(a) With respect to a financial transaction, is named, individually, as a principal to the transaction.

(b) With respect to real property, is named, individually, as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, beneficiary, vendor, vendee, lessor, or lessee, to the transaction.

For purposes of this section, a notary public has no direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction where the notary public acts in the capacity of an agent, employee, insurer, attorney, escrow, or lender for a person having a direct financial or beneficial interest in the transaction.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

(a) A notary public who holds himself or herself out as being an immigration specialist, immigration consultant, or any other title or description reflecting an expertise in immigration matters shall not advertise in any manner whatsoever that he or she is a notary public.

(b) A notary public qualified and bonded as an immigration consultant under Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code may enter data, provided by the client, on immigration forms provided by a federal or state agency. The fee for this service shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15) per individual for each set of forms. If notary services are performed in relation to the set of immigration forms, additional fees may be collected pursuant to Section 8211. This fee limitation shall not apply to an attorney, who is also a notary public, who is rendering professional services regarding immigration matters.

(c) This section shall not be construed to exempt a notary public who enters data on an immigration form at the direction of a client, or otherwise performs the services of an immigration consultant, as defined by Section 22441 of the Business and Professions Code, from the requirements of Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code. A notary public who is not qualified and bonded as an immigration consultant under Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code may not enter data provided by a client on immigration forms nor otherwise perform the services of an immigration consultant.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 133, Sec. 2. (AB 2217) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230

(a) Whenever it appears to the Secretary of State that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed under the authority thereof, the Secretary of State may apply for an injunction, and upon a proper showing, any court of competent jurisdiction has power to issue a permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and any party to the action has the right to prosecute an appeal from the order or judgment of the court.

(b) The court may order a person subject to an injunction or restraining order provided for in this section to reimburse the Secretary of State for expenses incurred in the investigation related to the petition. The Secretary of State shall refund any amount received as reimbursement should the injunction or restraining order be dissolved by an appellate court.

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 252.)

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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8200
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.1
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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8201.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.5.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.7.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8202.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.1.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.3
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• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8203.6.
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8204.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8205
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8206.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8207.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8209
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8211
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8212
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8213.6
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.15
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.2
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.21
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.23
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.4
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8214.8
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8216
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8219.5
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8220
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8221
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8222
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8223
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8224.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8225
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8227.3
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8228.1
• CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public – 8230