THE NOTARIES CHOICE

January 2004

Dear Californian:

Welcome to the official source of laws relating to notaries public in California. You have demonstrated an interest in becoming part of a growing profession of more than 204,000 public officials who perform invaluable services to the legal, business, financial, and real estate communities.

This Notary Public Handbook has been designed for you to prepare for the notary public examination and to use as a ready reference to assist you in the performance of your duties as a notary public.  It contains the new laws regarding mandatory notary education, which have been incorporated into Sections 8201 and 8203.1 of the Government Code, along with the new addition of Section 8201.2 to the Government Code.

In order to qualify to become a notary public, the Secretary of State must determine the fitness of a person to exercise the functions of the office of notary public, including satisfactorily completing a written examination prescribed by the Secretary of State, and passing a background check.

New legislation adopted and effective January 1, 2005 will also require a person to satisfactorily complete a course of study approved or provided by the Secretary of State concerning the functions and duties of a notary public, prior to his or her appointment as a notary public.  Any person who is appointed as a notary public on or after January 1, 2005 will be required to provide proof that he or she has satisfactorily completed the required course of study.  Please refer to the "General Information" portion of the handbook for more information regarding these requirements.

A copy of this handbook, as well as additional information regarding the qualifications and procedures you must follow to become a notary public is available on the Secretary of State's website at www.ss.ca.gov/business/notary/notary.htm.

On behalf of the people of California, thank you for your interest in performing an important public service as a Notary Public.

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