Posted by Marian_in_CA on 4/6/11 9:06pm
Msg #378988

FYI: CA's 2011 Handbook is up

Located at: http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/forms/notary-handbook-2011.pdf

We're down to 184,000 notaries in California. That's a drop of over 100,000 in less than 3 years.

Reply by LKT/CA on 4/6/11 9:07pm
Msg #378989

Excellent.....more for us, Marian........heehee!!

Reply by Joan Bergstrom on 4/6/11 11:30pm
Msg #378995

We will probably loss another 10,000 notaries in 2011.

Reply by Joan Bergstrom on 4/6/11 11:32pm
Msg #378996

I meant lose n/m

Reply by James Dawson on 4/6/11 11:44pm
Msg #378997

I wonder if it "low-ball" related hehe

Reply by linda/ca on 4/7/11 12:11am
Msg #379002

James, It's more like "no-ball" related! LOL

Reply by JanetK_CA on 4/7/11 3:14am
Msg #379009

Joan probably has a better perspective on this than me, but I'd bet that the majority of CA notaries work in an office somewhere and don't do loan documents. I'm guessing the reduced numbers have at least as much to do with the stricter requirements, higher overall cost to get a commission and at least perceived liability. But I'm not complaining either!

Reply by kathy/ca on 4/7/11 10:27am
Msg #379034

Any changes this year in CA? n/m

Reply by 101livescan on 4/7/11 12:24pm
Msg #379051

Makes one want to order a High-Ball, don't it? hehe, couldn't resist!

Reply by topflyt on 4/7/11 2:30pm
Msg #379072

The problem is that about 8,000 of them are in so calif....near me!

Reply by Stephanie_CA on 4/7/11 1:17pm
Msg #379064

A huge drop in CA Notaries... n/m

Reply by 101livescan on 4/7/11 2:07pm
Msg #379068

Actually, there are 174,383 notaries at this writing currently commissioned in CA...that headcount is diminishing day by day.

Reply by aries/CA on 4/7/11 2:21pm
Msg #379070

Thank you Marian for giving us the link for the Handbook.