Gov. Code, § 8214.21 · Article 1. Notaries Public
Gov. Code, § 8214.21
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A notary public who willfully fails to provide access to the sequential journal of notarial acts when requested by a peace officer shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). An action to impose a civil penalty under this subdivision may be brought by the Secretary of State in an administrative proceeding or any public prosecutor in superior court, and shall be enforced as a civil judgment. A public prosecutor shall inform the secretary of any civil penalty imposed under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2008.
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