Cal. Government Code § 8227.1

California · California Government Code · Status: effective

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Citation: Cal. Government Code § 8227.1, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/833338
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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.