Section 8207.2 Of Chapter 3. Notaries Public From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 2. >> Chapter 3.
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.
(b) The Secretary of State shall develop and implement procedures
and guidelines for the issuance of notary seals on or before January
1, 1992.
(c) The Secretary of State shall issue a permit with a sequential
identification number to each manufacturer or vendor authorized to
issue notary seals. The Secretary of State may establish a fee for
the issuance of the permit which shall not exceed the actual costs of
issuing the permit.
(d) The Secretary of State shall develop a certificate of
authorization to purchase a notary stamp from an authorized vendor.
(e) The certificate of authorization shall be designed to prevent
forgeries and shall contain a sequential identification number.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1992.