{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8213.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8213.5","heading":"","body":"A notary public shall notify the Secretary of State by certified mail or any other means of physical delivery that provides a receipt within 30 days as to any change in the location or address of the principal place of business or residence. A notary public shall not use a commercial mail receiving agency or post office box as his or her principal place of business or residence, unless the notary public also provides the Secretary of State with a physical street address as the principal place of residence. Willful failure to notify the Secretary of State of a change of address shall be punishable as an infraction by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).","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":"7a2bcf6ab6d3bad6cf8c5f1bf201013c1ca6903c77169c14a14316503204c779","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8213","next":"us-ca/gov-8213.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}