{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8200","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8200","heading":"","body":"The Secretary of State may appoint and commission notaries public in such number as the Secretary of State deems necessary for the public convenience. Notaries public may act as such notaries in any part of this state.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public [8200. - 8232.4.]","ARTICLE 1. Notaries Public [8200. - 8230.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2884fe9287ad93c06ce917f5a03ece934184d55a1757c162c761b35fd97269f1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8195","next":"us-ca/gov-8201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}