California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8200

Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.

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.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 8200 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-1-general/chapter-3-notaries-public/article-1-notaries-public/section-8200

Other sections in Article 1 - Notaries Public

§ 8200§ 8201§ 8201.1§ 8201.2§ 8201.5§ 8202§ 8202.5§ 8202.7§ 8202.8§ 8203.1…§ 8222§ 8223§ 8224§ 8224.1§ 8225§ 8227.1§ 8227.3§ 8228§ 8228.1§ 8230

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