Ca Notary Journal Entry Examples

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.

Ca notary journal entry examples.

California certificate of acknowledgment acknowledgment 8. Type of official notarial act performed e g. The notary public journal entry should be full and complete and must include all the following items. The notary public code of professional responsibility recommends entries be made at the time the notarization was performed.

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. The notary journal provides a written record of every notarization performed. Commonly asked questions webinar series. Like the california notary exam the following practice exam consists of 30 questions we draw each question randomly from our test question bank.

Many commercially printed notarial journals have space for recording other information not required by california law such as the date of. Lets say your journal page has eight entries. Affixing certificate and seal of state unless another fee is specified by law 5 00. Entry 1 2 3 and 4 would be for joe.

The california secretary of state does not endorse or recommend any particular commercially printed notarial journal. Notary public commission terms that expired after may 7 2020 through november 3 2020 are extended for 180 days on a rolling basis i e someone whose commission expires on may 8 2020 will have their commission extended until november 4 2020 and someone whose commission expires on november 3 2020 will have their commission extended. You may give only one answer per question. Unanswered questions will be counted as incorrect.

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. If you make a new entry it is likely to be out of order. Acknowledgment jurat proof of execution etc. How to complete a journal entry.

The date and time the notarization took place the type of notarization performed such as acknowledgment or jurat.