23
GOVERNMENT CODE
§ 8202.7. Private employers; agreement to pay premium on bonds and costs of supplies;
remission of fees to employer
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 the appointment, commission, or performance of the duties of such notary
public. Such agreement may also provide for the remission of fees collected by such notary
public to the employer, in which case any fees collected or obtained by such notary public
while such agreement is in effect shall be remitted by such notary public to the employer
which shall deposit such funds to the credit of the fund from which the compensation of the
notary public is paid.
§ 8202.8. Private employers; limitation on provision of notarial services
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 8202.7 may limit,
during the employee’s ordinary course of employment, the providing of notarial services by
the employee solely to transactions directly associated with the business purposes of the
employer.
§ 8203.1. Military and naval reservations; appointment and commission of notaries;
qualifications
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 located in the state; provided, however, that the appointee shall be a citizen of
the United States, not less than 18 years of age, and must meet the requirements set forth in
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 8201.
§ 8203.2. Military and naval reservations, recommendation of commanding officer;
jurisdiction of notary
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 boundaries of this reservation.
§ 8203.3. Military and naval reservations, qualifications of notaries
In addition to the qualifications established in Section 8203.1, appointment will be made
only from among those persons who are federal civil service employees at the reservation in
which they will act as notaries public.
§ 8203.4. Military and naval reservations; term of office; termination; resignation
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 for which appointed. The commanding officer of the reservation shall notify the
Secretary of State of termination of employment at the reservation for which appointed within
30 days of such termination. A notary public whose appointment terminates pursuant to this
section will have such termination treated as a resignation.
§ 8203.5. Military and naval reservations, jurat
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. Military and naval reservations, fees
No fees shall be collected by such notaries public for service rendered within the reservation
in the capacity of a notary public.
§ 8204. Term of office
The term of office of a notary public is for four years commencing with the date specified in
the commission.
Table of Contents