California Government Code

§ 8214.1

GOV § 8214.1 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Secretary of State may refuse to appoint any person as notary public or may revoke or suspend the commission of any notary public upon any of the following grounds:

(a)Substantial and material misstatement or omission in the application submitted to the Secretary of State to become a notary public.

(b)Conviction of a felony, a lesser offense involving moral turpitude, or a lesser offense of a nature incompatible with the duties of a notary public. A conviction after a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this subdivision.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 55. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.