Cal. Gov. Code § 8201.5
Notaries Public
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
The Secretary of State shall require an applicant for appointment and commission as a notary public to complete an application form and submit a photograph of their person as prescribed by the Secretary of State. Information on this form filed by an applicant with the Secretary of State, except for his or her name and address, is confidential and no individual record shall be divulged by an official or employee having access to it to any person other than the applicant, his or her authorized representative, or an employee or officer of the federal government, the state government, or a local agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 6252 of the Government Code, acting in his or her official capacity. That information shall be used by the Secretary of State for the sole purpose of carrying out the duties of this chapter.
The Secretary of State shall require an applicant for appointment and commission as a notary public to complete an application form and submit a photograph of their person as prescribed by the Secretary of State. Information on this form filed by an applicant with the Secretary of State, except for the applicant’s name and address, is confidential and no individual record shall be divulged by an official or employee having access to it to any person other than the applicant, the applicant’s authorized representative, or an employee or officer of the federal government, the state government, or a local agency, as defined in Section 7920.510 of the Government Code, acting in official capacity. That information shall be used by the Secretary of State for the sole purpose of carrying out the duties of this chapter.
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