Ca Notary Journal Entry Examples

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Ca notary journal entry examples. Affixing certificate and seal of state unless another fee is specified by law 5 00. If you make a new entry it is likely to be out of order. Many commercially printed notarial journals have space for recording other information not required by california law such as the date of. You may give only one answer per question.

The notary public journal entry should be full and complete and must include all the following items. The california secretary of state does not endorse or recommend any particular commercially printed notarial journal. Lets say your journal page has eight entries. Unanswered questions will be counted as incorrect.

Type of official notarial act performed e g. How to complete a journal entry. Entry 1 2 3 and 4 would be for joe. For example california which has some of the most detailed notarization laws in the country requires the following information be taken down in each journal entry.

Acknowledgment jurat proof of execution etc. Making copies 1 00 for the first page and 0 50 for each additional page per document california government code section 12178 1 11. The date and time the notarization took place the type of notarization performed such as acknowledgment or jurat. If the notarization is called into question the fact that your journal entry is out of order could damage your credibility in any legal proceeding.

Whether or not a journal is required in every state this written record can protect notaries if they are ever accused of misconduct or sued. The notary journal provides a written record of every notarization performed. The notary public code of professional responsibility recommends entries be made at the time the notarization was performed. Like the california notary exam the following practice exam consists of 30 questions we draw each question randomly from our test question bank.

Joes name and address would be on the first entry along with a particular document name and other information.