California § 8214.21. 8214.21. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 14.)

California Statutes

§ 8214.21. — 8214.21. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 14.)

California § 8214.21.

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Div.1.

Title 2.DIVISION 1. GENERAL

Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Notaries Public

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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 hundred dollars ($2,500). An action to impose a civil penalty under this subdivision may be brought by the Secretary of State in an administrative proceeding or any public prosecutor in superior court, and shall be enforced as a civil judgment. A public prosecutor shall inform the secretary of any civil penalty imposed under this section.

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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 hundred dollars ($2,500). An action to impose a civil penalty under this subdivision may be brought by the Secretary of State in an administrative proceeding or any public prosecutor in superior court, and shall be enforced as a civil judgment. A public prosecutor shall inform the secretary of any civil penalty imposed under this section.