California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Government Code - GOV |
Title 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
Division 1. GENERAL |
Chapter 3. Notaries Public |
Section 8227.1.
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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.)