California

Government Code

21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 8163 — The Capitol Area Plan was established for the orderly development of the state’s facilities in the metropolitan area and the department shall be continuously responsible for necessary revisions and fo
• § 8165 — The Legislature finds and declares: (a) There is clear justification and need for the creation of a beautiful and impressive western approach to the capital city of California, which coordinates and i
• § 8166 — The department shall have the overall responsibility and authority for the formulation and implementation of a long-range master plan for the improvement of the Capitol Mall.
• § 8167 — That portion of Route 275 that extends from the end of the Sacramento River Bridge in the City of Sacramento to the junction of Capitol Avenue and Ninth Street in Sacramento is hereby designated as th
• § 8168 — The department, in addition to the other powers granted by this article, shall have the express power to do all acts necessary to accomplish the overall planning and beautification of the Capitol Mall
• § 8169 — (a) The director may lease the real property owned by the state within the core area, and not under the jurisdiction of any other state agency, for purposes consistent with the Capitol Area Plan and t
• § 8169.1 — The director may maintain, repair, alter, sell, remove, or demolish buildings or other structures within the Capitol area when the director deems it desirable to do so, and may construct such structur
• § 8169.2 — The director shall promulgate regulations for relocation payments and assistance consistent with the requirements of Sections 51063 and 51310 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 8169.3 — Construction of parking structures in the core area on state-owned property for the use of the state pursuant to Section 14671.
• § 8169.4 — The department and the City of Sacramento are authorized to enter into an agreement pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 to accomplish any of
• § 8169.5 — (a) In furtherance of the Capitol Area Plan, the objectives of Resolution Chapter 131 of the Statutes of 1991, and the legislative findings and declarations contained in Chapter 193 of the Statutes of
• § 8169.7 — (a) The department may sell all or a portion of the following properties located in the County of Sacramento, City of Sacramento, State of California, and leased by the department to the Capitol Area
• § 8170 — The site of the Governor’s Mansion is hereby designated as all that certain real property situate, lying and being in the County of Sacramento, State of California, particularly described as follows:
• § 8171 — The Director of General Services shall appoint an architect to be a professional adviser to the department for purposes of this chapter.
• § 8172 — The Director of General Services is authorized and directed to immediately proceed with the acquisition and development, including landscaping, of the site designated in Section 8170 and with the majo
• § 8173 — Should any Governor choose not to reside in the Governor’s Mansion, the Director of General Services may permit the property to be used by government employees for training sessions, seminars, confere
• § 8174 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all of that real property designated as the site of the Governor’s Mansion, and particularly described in Section 8170, shall be sold by the Department
• § 818 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public entity is not liable for damages awarded under Section 3294 of the Civil Code or other damages imposed primarily for the sake of example and by way
• § 818.2 — A public entity is not liable for an injury caused by adopting or failing to adopt an enactment or by failing to enforce any law.
• § 818.4 — A public entity is not liable for an injury caused by the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of, or by the failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke, any permit, license, certificat
• § 818.5 — The Department of Motor Vehicles is liable for any injury to a lienholder or good faith purchaser of a vehicle proximately caused by the department’s negligent omission of the lienholder’s name from a
• § 818.6 — A public entity is not liable for injury caused by its failure to make an inspection, or by reason of making an inadequate or negligent inspection, of any property, other than its property (as defined
• § 818.7 — No board, commission, or any public officer or employee of the state or of any district, county, city and county, or city is liable for any damage or injury to any person resulting from the publicatio
• § 818.8 — A public entity is not liable for an injury caused by misrepresentation by an employee of the public entity, whether or not such misrepresentation be negligent or intentional.
• § 818.9 — A court or county, its employees, independent contractors, and volunteers shall not be liable because of any advice provided to small claims court litigants or potential litigants as a public service
• § 8180 — The following terms, used in this article, shall have the following meanings: (a) “Project area” includes both of the following: (1) The area within the City of Sacramento which is bounded on the nort
• § 8181 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The project area is blighted and in need of redevelopment in the interest of the health and safety and general welfare of the people of the City of Sacrame
• § 8182 — The authority shall have those powers of a redevelopment agency created by Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, which the authority, by resolution, from
• § 8182.5 — The authority shall, in cooperation with the City of Sacramento, prepare an appropriate plan for the development and redevelopment of that portion of the project area set forth in paragraph (2) of sub
• § 8183 — (a) The authority may, by resolution, adopt documents necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers and may designate that any document shall be incorporated into the redevelopment plan.
• § 8184 — For the purpose of allocating taxes pursuant to Section 8183, state subvention payments made with respect to property within the project area are deemed to be taxes levied upon such property.
• § 8185 — For the purpose of exercising powers of a redevelopment agency, the jurisdiction of the authority shall be the “metropolitan area” as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 8160.
• § 8186 — The City of Sacramento shall not adopt a plan containing the provisions of Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code with respect to any portion of the project area.
• § 8187 — No action attacking or otherwise questioning the validity of any redevelopment plan or any adoption or incorporation of any document into the redevelopment plan as provided in subdivision (a) of Secti
• § 8188 — The judgment shall determine the validity or invalidity respectively of the matters specified in Section 8187.
• § 8189 — The judgment, if no appeal is taken, or if taken and the judgment is affirmed, shall be forever binding and conclusive, as to all matters therein adjudicated or which at that time could have been adju
• § 8190 — Whenever property in the project area has been redeveloped and thereafter is leased for a term not less than 10 years, notwithstanding mutual rights of termination, by the authority to any person or p
• § 8191 — (a) Except with respect to taxes allocated to the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8183 which are used by the authority to make payments with respect to the installation of street ligh
• § 8192 — The lessee of any property leased from the authority for residential purposes for a term of five years or less shall receive a credit against future rental payments, or a refund if he is no longer lea
• § 8193 — (a) During the period commencing on July 1, 1982, and ending when 600 newly constructed dwelling units have been completed and initially occupied, the authority shall have currently occupied or make a
• § 8193.1 — (a) Whenever dwelling units located within that portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area) and housing of persons and families of low
• § 8193.2 — The requirements of Section 8193.
• § 8194 — The authority shall establish the following time limits for that portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area): (a) A time limit on esta
• § 8195 — (a) The State of California may not sell or display the Battle Flag of the Confederacy, also referred to as the Stars and Bars, or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed with such
• § 820 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute (including Section 820.
• § 820.2 — Except as otherwise provided by statute, a public employee is not liable for an injury resulting from his act or omission where the act or omission was the result of the exercise of the discretion ves
• § 820.21 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the civil immunity of juvenile court social workers, child protection workers, and other public employees authorized to initiate or conduct investig
• § 820.25 — (a) For purposes of Section 820.
• § 820.4 — A public employee is not liable for his act or omission, exercising due care, in the execution or enforcement of any law.
• § 820.6 — If a public employee acts in good faith, without malice, and under the apparent authority of an enactment that is unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable, he is not liable for an injury caused there
• § 820.8 — Except as otherwise provided by statute, a public employee is not liable for an injury caused by the act or omission of another person.
• § 820.9 — Members of city councils, mayors, members of boards of supervisors, members of school boards, members of governing boards of other local public entities, members of locally appointed boards and commis
• § 8200 — The Secretary of State may appoint and commission notaries public in such number as the Secretary of State deems necessary for the public convenience.
• § 82000 — Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the definitions set forth in this chapter shall govern the interpretation of this title.
• § 82001 — “Adjusting an amount for cost-of-living changes” means adjusting the amount received the previous year by an amount determined at the beginning of each fiscal year by the Director of Finance correspon
• § 82002 — (a) “Administrative action” means any of the following: (1) The proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, enactment, or defeat by any state agency of any rule, regulation, or other ac
• § 82003 — “Agency” means any state agency or local government agency.
• § 82004 — “Agency official” means any member, officer, employee, or consultant of any state agency who as part of that person’s official responsibilities participates in any administrative action in other than
• § 82004.2 — “Arrangement for prospective employment” means an agreement pursuant to which a prospective employer’s offer of employment has been accepted by the prospective employee, including through verbal or wr
• § 82004.5 — “Behested payment” means a payment that is made at the behest of a committee, an elected officer, a member of the Public Utilities Commission, or an agent thereof, under any of the following circumsta
• § 82005 — “Business entity” means any organization or enterprise operated for profit, including but not limited to a proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation or a
• § 82006 — “Campaign statement” means an itemized report which is prepared on a form prescribed by the Commission and which provides the information required by Chapter 4 of this title.
• § 82007 — (a) “Candidate” means any of the following: (1) Anyone who is listed on a ballot or is qualified to have write-in votes cast on their behalf counted by elections officials for nomination or election t
• § 82008 — “City” means a general law or a chartered city.
• § 82009.5 — “Clerk” refers to the city or county clerk unless the city council or board of supervisors has designated any other agency to perform the specified function.
• § 8201 — (a) Every person appointed as notary public shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be at the time of appointment a legal resident of this state, except as otherwise provided in Section 8203
• § 8201.1 — (a) Prior to granting an appointment as a notary public, the Secretary of State shall determine that the applicant possesses the required honesty, credibility, truthfulness, and integrity to fulfill t
• § 8201.2 — (a) The Secretary of State shall review the course of study proposed by any vendor to be offered pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) and paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8201.
• § 8201.5 — 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 Secreta
• § 82010 — “Closing date” means the date through which any report or statement filed under this title is required to be complete.
• § 82011 — “Code reviewing body” means all of the following: (a) The commission, with respect to the conflict of interest code of a state agency other than an agency in the judicial branch of government, or any
• § 82012 — “Commission” means the Fair Political Practices Commission.
• § 82013 — “Committee” means any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly does any of the following: (a) Receives contributions totaling two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in a calendar yea
• § 82014 — “Conflict of Interest Code” means a set of rules and regulations adopted by an agency pursuant to Chapter 7 of this title.
• § 82015 — (a) “Contribution” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, except to the extent that full and adequate consideratio
• § 82015.5 — (a) To determine when contributions are aggregated under this title, “entity” means any person other than an individual, and “majority owned” means ownership of more than 50 percent.
• § 82016 — (a) “Controlled committee” means a committee that is controlled directly or indirectly by a candidate or state measure proponent or that acts jointly with a candidate, controlled committee, or state m
• § 82017 — “County” includes a city and county.
• § 82018 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), “cumulative amount” means the amount of contributions received or expenditures made in the calendar year.
• § 82019 — (a) “Designated employee” means any officer, employee, member, or consultant of any agency whose position with the agency: (1) Is exempt from the state civil service system by virtue of subdivision (a
• § 8202 — (a) When executing a jurat, a notary shall administer an oath or affirmation to the affiant and shall determine, from satisfactory evidence as described in Section 1185 of the Civil Code, that the aff
• § 8202.5 — The Secretary of State may appoint and commission the number of state, city, county, and public school district employees as notaries public to act for and on behalf of the governmental entity for whi
• § 8202.7 — A private employer, pursuant to an agreement with an employee who is a notary public, may pay the premiums on any bond and the cost of any stamps, seals, or other supplies required in connection with
• § 8202.8 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a private employer of a notary public who has entered into an agreement with his or her employee pursuant to Section 8202.
• § 82020 — “Elected officer” means any person who holds an elective office or has been elected to an elective office but has not yet taken office.
• § 82021 — “Elected state officer” means any person who holds an elective state office or has been elected to an elective state office but has not yet taken office.
• § 82022 — “Election” means any primary, general, special or recall election held in this state.
• § 82022.5 — “Election-related activities” include, but are not limited to, the following with respect to candidate-based elections: (a) Communications that contain express advocacy of the nomination or election o
• § 82023 — “Elective office” means any state, regional, county, municipal, district or judicial office that is filled at an election.
• § 82024 — “Elective state office” means the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Me
• § 82025 — (a) “Expenditure” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances tha
• § 82025.3 — (a) “External manager” means either of the following: (1) A person who is seeking to be, or is, retained by a state public retirement system in California or an investment vehicle to manage a portfoli
• § 82025.5 — “Fair market value” means the estimated fair market value of goods, services, facilities or anything of value other than money.
• § 82026 — “Filer” means the person filing or required to file any statement or report under this title.
• § 82027 — “Filing officer” means the office or officer with whom any statement or report is required to be filed under this title.
• § 82027.5 — (a) “General purpose committee” means all committees pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013, and any committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 which is formed or exists prima
• § 82028 — (a) “Gift” means, except as provided in subdivision (b), any payment that confers a personal benefit on the recipient, to the extent that consideration of equal or greater value is not received and in
• § 82029 — “Immediate family” means the spouse and dependent children.
• § 8203.1 — The Secretary of State may appoint and commission notaries public for the military and naval reservations of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Marine Corps of the United States, wherever loc
• § 8203.2 — Such notaries public shall be appointed only upon the recommendation of the commanding officer of the reservation in which they are to act, and they shall be authorized to act only within the boundari
• § 8203.3 — In addition to the qualifications established in Section 8203.
• § 8203.4 — The term of office shall be as set forth in Section 8204, except that the appointment shall terminate if the person shall cease to be employed as a federal civil service employee at the reservation fo
• § 8203.5 — In addition to the name of the State, the jurat shall also contain the name of the reservation in which the instrument is executed.
• § 8203.6 — No fees shall be collected by such notaries public for service rendered within the reservation in the capacity of a notary public.
• § 82030 — (a) “Income” means, except as provided in subdivision (b), a payment received, including, but not limited to, any salary, wage, advance, dividend, interest, rent, proceeds from any sale, gift, includi
• § 82030.5 — (a) For purposes of this title, “earned income” means, except as provided in subdivision (b), income from wages, salaries, professional fees, and other amounts received or promised to be received as c
• § 82031 — “Independent expenditure” means an expenditure made by any person, including a payment of public moneys by a state or local governmental agency, in connection with a communication which expressly advo
• § 82032 — “Influencing legislative or administrative action” means promoting, supporting, influencing, modifying, opposing or delaying any legislative or administrative action by any means, including but not li
• § 82033 — “Interest in real property” includes any leasehold, beneficial or ownership interest, or an option to acquire such an interest in real property located in the jurisdiction owned directly, indirectly,
• § 82034 — (a) “Investment” means either of the following: (1) A financial interest in or security issued by a business entity, including, but not limited to, common stock, preferred stock, rights, warrants, opt
• § 82035 — “Jurisdiction” means the state with respect to a state agency and, with respect to a local government agency, the region, county, city, district or other geographical area in which it has jurisdiction
• § 82035.5 — “LAFCO proposal” means a proposal, as defined in Section 56069, including a proceeding, as defined by Section 56067.
• § 82036 — “Late contribution” means any of the following: (a) A contribution, including a loan, that totals in the aggregate one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more and is made to or received by a candidate, a co
• § 82036.5 — “Late independent expenditure” means an independent expenditure that totals in the aggregate one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more and is made for or against a specific candidate or measure involved i
• § 82037 — “Legislative action” means the drafting, introduction, consideration, modification, enactment, or defeat of any bill, resolution, amendment, report, nomination, or other matter by the Legislature or b
• § 82038 — “Legislative official” means any employee or consultant of the Legislature whose duties are not solely secretarial, clerical or manual.
• § 82038.3 — (a) “Lobbying coalition” means a group of 10 or more persons formed primarily to influence legislative or administrative action, whose members make payments to the coalition for sharing the expenses o
• § 82038.5 — (a) “Lobbying firm” means any business entity, including an individual contract lobbyist, which meets either of the following criteria: (1) The business entity receives or becomes entitled to receive
• § 82039 — (a) “Lobbyist” means either of the following: (1) Any individual who receives two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in economic consideration in a calendar month, other than reimbursement for reasonab
• § 82039.5 — “Lobbyist employer” means any person, other than a lobbying firm, who: (a) Employs one or more lobbyists for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, for the pu
• § 8204 — The term of office of a notary public is for four years commencing with the date specified in the commission.
• § 8204.1 — The Secretary of State may cancel the commission of a notary public if a check or other remittance accepted as payment for the examination, application, commission, and fingerprint fee is not paid upo
• § 82041 — “Local government agency” means a county, city or district of any kind including school district, or any other local or regional political subdivision, or any department, division, bureau, office, boa
• § 82041.3 — “Made at the behest of” means made under the control or at the direction of, in cooperation, consultation, coordination, or concert with, at the request or suggestion of, or with the express, prior co
• § 82041.5 — “Mass mailing” means over two hundred substantially similar pieces of mail, but does not include a form letter or other mail which is sent in response to an unsolicited request, letter or other inquir
• § 82042 — “Mayor” of a city includes mayor of a city and county.
• § 82043 — “Measure” means any constitutional amendment or other proposition which is submitted to a popular vote at an election by action of a legislative body, or which is submitted or is intended to be submit
• § 82044 — “Payment” means a payment, distribution, transfer, loan, advance, deposit, gift or other rendering of money, property, services or anything else of value, whether tangible or intangible.
• § 82045 — “Payment to influence legislative or administrative action” means any of the following types of payment: (a) Direct or indirect payment to a lobbyist whether for salary, fee, compensation for expenses
• § 82046 — (a) “Period covered” by a statement or report required to be filed by this title, other than a campaign statement, means, unless a different period is specified, the period beginning with the day afte
• § 82047 — “Person” means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, committee, and any other organi
• § 82047.3 — (a) “Placement agent” means an individual directly or indirectly hired, engaged, or retained by, or serving for the benefit of or on behalf of, an external manager or an investment fund managed by an
• § 82047.5 — “Primarily formed committee” means a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 which is formed or exists primarily to support or oppose any of the following: (a) A single candidate.
• § 82047.6 — (a) “Principal officer” means the individual primarily responsible for approving the political activities of a committee, including, but not limited to, the following activities: (1) Authorizing the c
• § 82047.7 — “Proponent of a state ballot measure” means “proponent” as defined in Section 9001 of the Elections Code.
• § 82048 — (a) (1) “Public official” means every member, officer, employee, or consultant of a state or local government agency.
• § 82048.3 — “Slate mailer” means a mass mailing which supports or opposes a total of four or more candidates or ballot measures.
• § 82048.4 — (a) “Slate mailer organization” means, except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who, directly or indirectly, does all of the following: (1) Is involved in the production of one or more slate
• § 82048.5 — “Special district” means any agency of the state established for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries.
• § 82048.7 — (a) “Sponsored committee” means a committee, other than a candidate controlled committee, that has one or more sponsors.
• § 82048.8 — “Spouse” includes registered domestic partners recognized by state law.
• § 82049 — “State agency” means every state office, department, division, bureau, board and commission, and the Legislature.
• § 8205 — (a) It is the duty of a notary public, when requested: (1) To demand acceptance and payment of foreign and inland bills of exchange, or promissory notes, to protest them for nonacceptance and nonpayme
• § 82050 — “State candidate” means a candidate who seeks nomination or election to any elective state office.
• § 82051 — “State measure” means any measure which is submitted or is intended to be submitted to the voters of the state.
• § 82052 — “Statewide candidate” means a candidate who seeks election to any statewide elective office.
• § 82053 — “Statewide elective office” means the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction
• § 82054 — “Statewide petition” means a petition to qualify a proposed state measure.
• § 8206 — (a) (1) A notary public shall keep one active sequential journal at a time, of all official acts performed as a notary public.
• § 8206.5 — Upon receiving a request for a copy of a transaction pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8206, the notary shall respond to the request within 15 business days after receipt of the request and eithe
• § 8207 — A notary public shall provide and keep an official seal, which shall clearly show, when embossed, stamped, impressed or affixed to a document, the name of the notary, the State Seal, the words “Notary
• § 8207.1 — The Secretary of State shall assign a sequential identification number to each notary which shall appear on the notary commission.
• § 8207.2 — (a) No notary seal or press stamp shall be manufactured, duplicated, sold, or offered for sale unless authorized by the Secretary of State.
• § 8207.3 — (a) The Secretary of State shall issue certificates of authorization with which a notary public can obtain an official notary seal.
• § 8207.4 — (a) Any person who willfully violates any part of Section 8207, 8207.
• § 8208 — The protest of a notary public acting in the course and scope of employment by a financial institution, under his or her hand and official seal, of a bill of exchange or promissory note for nonaccepta
• § 8209 — (a) If any notary public resigns, is disqualified, removed from office, or allows his or her appointment to expire without obtaining reappointment within 30 days, all notarial records and papers shall
• § 821 — A public employee is not liable for an injury caused by his adoption of or failure to adopt an enactment or by his failure to enforce an enactment.
• § 821.2 — A public employee is not liable for an injury caused by his issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of, or by his failure or refusal to issue, deny, suspend or revoke, any permit, license, certific
• § 821.4 — A public employee is not liable for injury caused by his failure to make an inspection, or by reason of making an inadequate or negligent inspection, of any property, other than the property (as defin
• § 821.5 — A public entity or a public employee acting within the scope of his employment is not liable for failing to prohibit or restrict the time that cargo tank vehicles required to display flammable liquid
• § 821.6 — A public employee is not liable for injury caused by his instituting or prosecuting any judicial or administrative proceeding within the scope of his employment, even if he acts maliciously and withou
• § 821.8 — A public employee is not liable for an injury arising out of his entry upon any property where such entry is expressly or impliedly authorized by law.
• § 8211 — Fees charged by a notary public for the following services shall not exceed the fees prescribed by this section.
• § 8212 — Every person appointed a notary public shall execute an official bond in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
• § 8213 — (a) No later than 30 days after the beginning of the term prescribed in the commission, every person appointed a notary public shall file an official bond and an oath of office in the office of the co
• § 8213.5 — A notary public shall notify the Secretary of State by certified mail or any other means of physical delivery that provides a receipt within 30 days as to any change in the location or address of the
• § 8213.6 — If a notary public changes his or her name, the notary public shall complete an application for name change form and file that application with the Secretary of State.
• § 8214 — For the official misconduct or neglect of a notary public, the notary public and the sureties on the notary public’s official bond are liable in a civil action to the persons injured thereby for all t
• § 8214.1 — The Secretary of State may refuse to appoint any person as notary public or may revoke or suspend the commission of any notary public upon any of the following grounds: (a) Substantial and material mi
• § 8214.15 — (a) In addition to any commissioning or disciplinary sanction, a violation of subdivision (f), (i), (l), (m), or (p) of Section 8214.
• § 8214.2 — (a) A notary public who knowingly and willfully with intent to defraud performs any notarial act in relation to a deed of trust on real property consisting of a single-family residence containing not
• § 8214.21 — A notary public who willfully fails to provide access to the sequential journal of notarial acts when requested by a peace officer shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two thousand five h
• § 8214.23 — (a) A notary public who fails to obtain a thumbprint, as required by Section 8206, from a party signing a document shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars (
• § 8214.3 — Prior to a revocation or suspension pursuant to this chapter or after a denial of a commission, or prior to the imposition of a civil penalty, the person affected shall have a right to a hearing on th
• § 8214.4 — Notwithstanding this chapter or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3, if the Secretary of State determines, after proceedings conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (comme
• § 8214.5 — Whenever the Secretary of State revokes the commission of any notary public, the Secretary of State shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the notary public’s principal place of busin
• § 8214.8 — Upon conviction of any offense in this chapter, or of Section 6203, or of any felony, of a person commissioned as a notary public, in addition to any other penalty, the court shall revoke the commissi
• § 8216 — When a surety of a notary desires to be released from responsibility on account of future acts, the release shall be pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 996.
• § 8219.5 — (a) Every notary public who is not an attorney who advertises the services of a notary public in a language other than English by signs or other means of written communication, with the exception of a
• § 822 — A public employee is not liable for money stolen from his official custody.
• § 822.2 — A public employee acting in the scope of his employment is not liable for an injury caused by his misrepresentation, whether or not such misrepresentation be negligent or intentional, unless he is gui
• § 8220 — The Secretary of State may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 8221 — (a) If any person shall knowingly destroy, deface, or conceal any records or papers belonging to the office of a notary public, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable in a civil ac
• § 8222 — (a) Whenever it appears to the Secretary of State that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this ch
• § 8223 — (a) A notary public who holds himself or herself out as being an immigration specialist, immigration consultant, or any other title or description reflecting an expertise in immigration matters shall
• § 8224 — A notary public who has a direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction shall not perform any notarial act in connection with such transaction.
• § 8224.1 — A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment or proof of instruments of writing executed by the notary public nor shall depositions or affidavits of the notary public be taken by the notary publi
• § 8225 — (a) Any person who solicits, coerces, or in any manner influences a notary public to perform an improper notarial act knowing that act to be an improper notarial act, including any act required of a n
• § 8227.1 — It shall be a misdemeanor for any person who is not a duly commissioned, qualified, and acting notary public for the State of California to do any of the following: (a) Represent or hold himself or he
• § 8227.3 — Any person who is not a duly commissioned, qualified, and acting notary public who does any of the acts prohibited by Section 8227.
• § 8228 — The Secretary of State or a peace officer, as defined in Sections 830.