California Notary Journal Entry

State requirements for notary journal entries.

California notary journal entry.

Secretary of state has clarified journal entries for california notaries. The date and time the. Notary records journal hard cover product number. If you are notarizing multiple documents for a signer or signers each notarial act must be indicated clearly in your journal.

Step by step illustrated instructions make it easy to record your acts and meets recordkeeping requirments for every state with room for 488 journal entries. It is important for notaries to remember that we are the keepers of the books and as such we need detailed records in our sequential journal. The notary public journal entry should be full and complete and must include all the following items. Not only must a notary public have a separate journal entry for each type of notarization a specific description of the document and the time and date of the official act california government code section 8206 a 2 c requires the signature for each line item.

The journal must be kept in a locked and secured area such as a lock box or locked desk drawer under the direct and exclusive control of the notary public the journal shall include the items shown below. A notary public is required to keep one active sequential journal at a time of all acts performed as a notary public. This colorful peacock feather notary journal features a tamper proof smyth sewn binding for long lasting durability and security. 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.

It contains 104 pages and 400 individually numbered entries.