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California notary journal entry.
A notary public is required to keep one active sequential journal at a time of all acts performed as a notary public.
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 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.
Secretary of state has clarified journal entries for california notaries.
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.
If your state requires you to keep a journal make sure to include all mandated information for every entry.
Notary records journal hard cover product number.
The notary public journal entry should be full and complete and must include all the following items.
State requirements for notary journal entries.
If you are referring to california s guidelines for recording information in journal entries the ca secretary of state s 2018 notary newsletter includes the following instructions on page 2.
It contains 104 pages and 400 individually numbered entries.
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.
If you are notarizing multiple documents for a signer or signers each notarial act must be indicated clearly in your journal.