Notary Public Handbook - California Page 36
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4834
GOVERNMENT CODE
(b) The penalty provided by this section is not an exclusive remedy, and does not affect any
other relief or remedy provided by law.
§ 8230. Identification of affiant; verification
If a notary public executes a jurat and the statement sworn or subscribed to is contained in a
document purporting to identify the affiant, and includes the birthdate or age of the person and
a purported photograph or finger or thumbprint of the person so swearing or subscribing, the
notary public shall require, as a condition to executing the jurat, that the person verify the
birthdate or age contained in the statement by showing either:
(a) A certified copy of the person’s birth certificate, or
(b) An identification card or driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
For the purposes of preparing for submission of forms required by the United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service, and only for such purposes, a notary public may also
accept for identification any documents or declarations acceptable to the United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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§ 1360. Necessity of taking constitutional oath
Unless otherwise provided, before any officer enters on the duties of his office, he shall take
and subscribe the oath or affirmation set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution of
California.
§ 1362. Administration by authorized officer
Unless otherwise provided, the oath may be taken before any officer authorized to administer
oaths.
§ 6100. Performance of services; officers; notaries public
Officers of the state, or of a county or judicial district, shall not perform any official services
unless upon the payment of the fees prescribed by law for the performance of the services,
except as provided in this chapter.
This section shall not be construed to prohibit any notary public, except a notary public
whose fees are required by law to be remitted to the state or any other public agency, from
performing notarial services without charging a fee.
§ 6107. Veterans
(a) No public entity, including the state, a county, city, or other political subdivision, nor
any officer or employee thereof, including notaries public, shall demand or receive any fee or
compensation for doing any of the following:
(1) Recording, indexing, or issuing certified copies of any discharge, certificate of service,
certificate of satisfactory service, notice of separation, or report of separation of any member
of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(2) Furnishing a certified copy of, or searching for, any public record that is to be used in an
application or claim for a pension, allotment, allowance, compensation, insurance (including
automatic insurance), or any other benefits under any act of Congress for service in the Armed
Forces of the United States or under any law of this state relating to veterans’ benefits.
(3) Furnishing a certified copy of, or searching for, any public record that is required by the
Veterans Administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate
in benefits made available by the Veterans Administration.
(4) Rendering any other service in connection with an application or claim referred to in
paragraph (2) or (3).
(b) A certified copy of any record referred to in subdivision (a) may be made available only
to one of the following:
(1) The person who is the subject of the record upon presentation of proper photo
identification.
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