Section 8214.15 Of Chapter 3. Notaries Public From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 2. >> Chapter 3.
8214.15
. (a) In addition to any commissioning or disciplinary
sanction, a violation of subdivision (f), (i), (l), (m), or (p) of
Section 8214.1, or a willful violation of subdivision (d) of Section
8214.1, is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand
five hundred dollars ($1,500).
(b) In addition to any commissioning or disciplinary sanction, a
violation of subdivision (h), (j), or (k) of Section 8214.1, or a
negligent violation of subdivision (d) of Section 8214.1 is
punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750).
(c) The civil penalty may be imposed by the Secretary of State if
a hearing is not requested pursuant to Section 8214.3. If a hearing
is requested, the hearing officer shall make the determination.
(d) Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall
be transferred to the General Fund. It is the intent of the
Legislature that to the extent General Fund moneys are raised by
penalties collected pursuant to this section, that money shall be
made available to the Secretary of State's office to defray its costs
of investigating and pursuing commissioning and monetary remedies
for violations of the notary public law.