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California · Through 2026-09-13

GOV § 8214.21

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Government Code - GOV
  2. TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]
  3. DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]
  4. CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public [8200. - 8232.4.]
  5. ARTICLE 1. Notaries Public [8200. - 8230.]

A notary public who willfully fails to provide access to the sequential journal of notarial acts when requested by a peace officer shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). An action to impose a civil penalty under this subdivision may be brought by the Secretary of State in an administrative proceeding or any public prosecutor in superior court, and shall be enforced as a civil judgment. A public prosecutor shall inform the secretary of any civil penalty imposed under this section.

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