3 Hour Course - NotaryPro Academy

About Course

This 3-hour California Notary Renewal Course provides state-approved training designed to refresh your knowledge, update you on the latest laws, and prepare you for the California Notary Public exam. This course ensures you understand the legal responsibilities, proper procedures, and ethical standards required to maintain your commission. Whether you are renewing early or your commission is about to expire, this streamlined training will keep you compliant, confident, and prepared.

Understand updated California notarial laws and regulations
Perform acknowledgments, jurats, and other notarial acts correctly
Verify signer identity using legally acceptable methods
Maintain proper journal and seal security
Identify and avoid notarial misconduct and conflicts of interest
Follow state-approved procedures for administering oaths and affirmations
Recognize documents that notaries can and cannot certify
Understand civil, misdemeanor, and felony penalties affecting notaries
Prepare for the state Notary Public examination
Complete your renewal application accurately and confidently

Course Content

INTRODUCTION

Course Introduction
Course Materials

Application and Appointment

COMMISSION

MANAGING A COMMISSION

THE NOTARIAL JOURNAL

THE NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL

NOTARY PUBLIC ACTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

JURATS

PROOF OF EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBING WITNESS

SIGNATURE BY MARK

IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS

PROTESTS

CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGES

DEPOSITIONS

FEES

MISCONDUCT

REASONS FOR COMMISSION REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR APPLICATION DENIAL

CIVIL PENALTIES

FELONIES OR POSSIBLE FELONIES

MISDEMEANORS OR POSSIBLE MISDEMEANORS

INFRACTIONS BY NOTARIES PUBLIC

COMPLETE COURSE

Exam

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About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

INTRODUCTION

Course Introduction

Course Materials

Application and Appointment

Eligibility for Appointment

Course of Study Requirement

Background Check Requirement

Examination Requirement

Application

COMMISSION

Term of Office

Geographic Jurisdiction

Bond

Public Employee Notaries Public

MANAGING A COMMISSION

Filing the Oath and Bond

Address Change

Name Change

Responding to Written Requests of the California Secretary of State

Agreements with Private Employers

THE NOTARIAL JOURNAL

One Active Journal

Securing the Journal

Sequential Recording of Official Acts

Copying and Inspection of Journal

Surrender, Loss, or Destruction of Journal

Recording Journal Entry

THE NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL

Seal

Form of Seal

Obtaining a Seal

Securing the Seal

Use of the Seal

Lost or Damaged Seal; Destroying Seal

NOTARY PUBLIC ACTS

The Acts

Examine Document

Verify Identity of the Signer

Identification Documents

Oath or Affirmation of a Single Credible Witness

Oath or Affirmation of Two Credible Witnesses

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Acknowledgments

Examine for Completeness (Acknowledgments)

Confirm Identity of Signer and Acknowledgment of Signature

Journal Entry (Acknowledgments)

Sample Journal Entries

Certificate of Acknowledgment

Penalties

JURATS

Jurats

Examine for Completeness (Jurats)

Confirm Identity

Administer Oath or Affirmation and Witness Signature

Journal Entry (Jurats)

Notarial Certificate for a Jurat

Jurats for Documents With Birthdates and Age

PROOF OF EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBING WITNESS

PROOF OF EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBING WITNESS

Examine for Completeness (Proof of Execution)

Confirm the Identity of the Credible Witness

Administer the Oaths or Affirmations

Journal Entry (Proof of Execution)

Proof of Execution Certificate

SIGNATURE BY MARK

Signature by Mark

Certifying Copies

Certificate

Journal Entry (Certifying Copies)

IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS

Immigration Documents

PROTESTS

Protests

CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGES

Confidential Marriages

DEPOSITIONS

Depositions