{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8212","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8212","heading":"","body":"Every person appointed a notary public shall execute an official bond in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). The bond shall be in the form of a bond executed by an admitted surety insurer and not a deposit in lieu of bond.","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":"eeb6c26a085542ede35741c344dc76ae7752083b972722cd2e146bb9b419ee87","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8211","next":"us-ca/gov-8213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}