Posted by davidK/CA on 1/2/11 9:43pm
Msg #366792
Re CA SOS and notary journal one line per notarization
At the risk of having my Commission revoked for pointing this out but my wife just received her paperwork to complete her CA NP renewal. Included along with her Commission and "Certificate Of Authorization To Manufacture Notary Public Seals" was the "Notary Public Oath And Certificate of Filing". The form has the following form ID: Sec/State NP 18 (Rev 1/05)
An aside to non-CA Notaries Public:
In California" in addition to the application process, there is also
(1) a 3 or 6 hour Notary Law Class,
(2) passing the Notary Public exam,
(3) submit Live Scan fingerprints to be sent to the California Depart of Justice and the FBI to review the applicant's criminal history,
(4) you have to file an "Oath of Office" with the County Clerk.
To have your seal manufactured by an authorized seal maker you must present the original
"Certificate Of Authorization To Manufacture Notary Public Seals".
So after all these requirements the "Oath of Office" form to be presented to the County Clerk contains an out of date Jurat Language stating:
"Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this ____ day of ________________, 20_____".
The approved (and mandatory language) is actually:
"Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this _____ day of _______, 20__,
by _______________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the person(s) who appeared before me."
Based on the above obvious error by the SOS I would assume that the SOS likely will not make an attempt to enforce the "one line per notarization activity" rule. Then again maybe when my commission is revoked for pointing out this error I may be proved wrong.
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