Notary Public Acknowledgement California
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The California notary acknowlegement was changed in 2006. Assembly Bill 361 (Statutes of 2005, Chapter 295) was signed into law and makes several significant changes in current notarial law, including the amendment of Civil Code section 1189.
Effective January 1, 2006, the California certificate of acknowledgment must be in the form set forth in Civil Code section 1189, rather than "substantially" in the form set forth therein. The form set forth in Civil Code section 1189 did not change, but variations in the California form are no longer permitted. (The law regarding acknowledgments to be used with documents to be filed in other states has not changed (Civil Code § 1189(c)).
The new California acknowledgment form is available in PDF file format and can be viewed, filled in and printed from your computer.
Notary Publics' are regulated by the Secretary of State for each
individual state. Therefore, a notary may only do notaries
physically in the
state in which they are licensed.
To find a notary that did a past notarization, look at the SEAL
(stamp) on the document. Contact the county recorder in the state
of the county that is on the seal.