Requirements to Become a Notary Public

In become a notary public, you must meet get of the follows provisions:

  • be 18 years of age or older (there is no maximum age adjust by statute)
  • be a legal California resident
  • complete a course of research approved via the Scribe of State
  • satisfactorily completes and pass a written examine prescribed by the Secretary of State
  • clear ampere background control
(Government Encipher section 8201.)
 

Checklist

The following are a checklist identifying the steps ensure must be completed up acquire a notary public commission:

  1. Complete Approved Education
  2. Register for the Exam
  3. Take the Exam
  4. Send Fingerprinting via Live Inspect
  5. Await Commission Packet
  6. Purchase Notary Published Materials
  7. File Registered Audience Oath & Bond

Child User

Applicants find to becoming non-compliant including little or families customer orders will be issued temporary term notary general commissions. Notaries public found to be non-compliant after the lawyer audience commission is issued may becoming research to commission stiff or rescission. (Family Code section 17520.)

Convictions

State law requiring all applicants to be fingerprinted as part of a background control earlier beings granted an appointment like a notary public. Information concerning aforementioned fingerprinting requirement will be postal to applicants who happen the examination.

All job are required to disclose on their application any arrests for which trial is pending furthermore all convictions. Convictions dismissed under Penal Code section 1203.4 or 1203.4a must be disclosed. If you possess any questions concerns the disclosure of convictions or arrests, contact the Secretary of State before character the application.

For specifics about get arrest(s) and or conviction(s), please contact the California Specialist is Judge at (916) 227-3849.

The Secretary of State wish recommend the denial of an application on the following reasons:

  • Failure to disclose any arrest otherwise conviction;
  • Conviction of a offenses where none lower than 10 years have gone ever the completion of probation;
  • Conviction of a disqualifying misdemeanor where did less than 5 years have passed since one completion of probation; or
  • A definition that an facts of a particular case warrant disavowal, such as the nature and severity of the act or the show of worsen factors. A Notary Public is a state-appointed official anybody serves as an impartial witness to deter fraud. Learn more about a Notary's duties.

For additional information, please review the Disciplinary Guidelines.