The staff of the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor's Office are forbidden by California legal codes to practice law or provide legal advice; this prohibition includes giving advice about what forms you might need or how you should fill them out.

A notary public is a public official who performs valuable services to the legal, business, financial and real estate communities by certifying or witnessing signatures on official documents.

To become a California Notary Public, go to the Secretary of State Notary Public Division’s website at http://www.sos.ca.gov/notary

• Must <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-C0978BD4EDFC4690B3CE48C424047245" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-dictionary-word="be completed" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">be completed</pwa> within 30 days of commission issuance date
• Notary bond with <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-ED529D48D8DC220E2F0ED86F4257C667" data-pwa-rule-id="DET_CG_2" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-hint="Possible missing determiner" data-pwa-suggestions="an original~the original" data-pwa-dictionary-word="original" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">original</pwa> signature for $15,000 must <pwa data-pwa-id="pwa-E44301EFED51660385786C104BC6EB7F" data-pwa-rule-id="PASSIVE_VOICE" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-dictionary-word="be provided" class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done">be provided</pwa>
• Bring Commission and 2 copies of Oath issued by Secretary of State
• Names on commission, bond, and oath must be exactly the same
• A notary can also take his/her oath before another notary in the county.
  • Call (707) 565-3800 for information about that process.
• Fees:
  • $50.00 for filing of the oath
  • $14.00 for first page of bond, and $3.00 each additional page, to record the bond