California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8227.1

Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person who is not a duly commissioned, qualified, and acting notary public for the State of California to do any of the following:

(a)Represent or hold himself or herself out to the public or to any person as being entitled to act as a notary public.
(b)Assume, use or advertise the title of notary public in such a manner as to convey the impression that the person is a notary public.
(c)Purport to act as a notary public.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 8227.1 (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-8227.1

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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