Jurat for California Notary Public
Did you know a notary's primary purpose is to minimize fraud in legal transactions? In California, a Notary Public is commissioned by and is responsible to the Secretary of State, and ultimately to the people of California.
California Notaries must use the new notary Jurat form. Effective January 1, 2005, Assembly Bill 2062, Chapter 539, Statutes of 2004, adds section 8202 to the Government Code, identifying the requirements for executing a jurat. The new California notary jurat form is available in PDF file format and can be viewed, filled in and printed from your computer.
In addition, the new law requires that the notary public identifies or personally knows the signer, and completes the entry in the journal.
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.