{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8204","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8204","heading":"","body":"The term of office of a notary public is for four years commencing with the date specified in the commission.","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":"95712126f88738bd77f6416fa38de6cb93bfffbc3bb0f85345a6560f33104674","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8203.6","next":"us-ca/gov-8204.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}