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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 1 - General Planning › Section 8168.

8168. The department, in addition to the other powers granted by this article, shall have the express power to do all acts necessary to accomplish the overall planning and beautification of the Capitol Mall contemplated by the 1968 amendments to former Article 1 (commencing with Section 8160) of Chapter 2.8 of Division 1 of Title 2. Such powers shall include, but not be limited to, the active solicitation for and acceptance of any gifts or grants from whatever source available.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 172.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 1 - General Planning › Section 8169.1.

8169.1. The director may maintain, repair, alter, sell, remove, or demolish buildings or other structures within the Capitol area when the director deems it desirable to do so, and may construct such structures, facilities, alterations, and improvements as are consistent with the Capitol Area Plan. All moneys collected pursuant to this section and Section 8169 shall be deposited in the General Fund as provided by Section 15863. All moneys now and hereafter deposited in said account shall be available for the purposes set forth in Section 15863, and for the payment of all costs and expenses, including administrative costs and expenses, incurred in performing any work, acts or functions authorized by Sections 8160 to 8169.4, inclusive, including maintenance, alterations, repairs, demolition, minor construction, purchase of furnishings, relocation of tenants, and the implementation of all other policies and programs set forth in the Capitol Area Plan, such as, but without being limited to, parking and transit programs; provided, however, that as of July 1, 1982, all moneys collected pursuant to this section and Section 8169 shall be deposited in the General Fund and are continuously appropriated to the Department of General Services for the payment of all costs and expenses, including administrative costs and expenses, incurred in performing any of the above referred to work, acts or functions and the implementation of all policies and programs set forth in the Capitol Area Plan. Commencing July 1, 1984, any unneeded balance in the appropriation made by this section shall be transferred by the Controller on order of the Director of General Services to the unencumbered balance of the General Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1108.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 1 - General Planning › Section 8169.2.

8169.2. The director shall promulgate regulations for relocation payments and assistance consistent with the requirements of Sections 51063 and 51310 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 97.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 1 - General Planning › Section 8169.3.

8169.3. Construction of parking structures in the core area on state-owned property for the use of the state pursuant to Section 14671.5 is hereby authorized by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1108.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 1 - General Planning › Section 8169.4.

8169.4. The department and the City of Sacramento are authorized to enter into an agreement pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 to accomplish any of the purposes or objectives set forth in the Capitol Area Plan as provided for by this article. For the purposes of Section 6502, the power to accomplish any such purpose or objective shall be considered to be a power common to the contracting parties. The department may provide moneys for the operation of the joint powers authority from the funds appropriated by Section 8169.1, or from any other moneys available for such purpose, and the director may lease any of the property in the core area to the authority, with or without consideration, and upon such terms and conditions as the director deems necessary to accomplish the purposes and objectives set forth in the Capitol Area Plan. The authority may issue revenue bonds, notes or evidences of indebtedness as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 6540) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1108.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 2 - Governor s Mansion › Section 8170.

8170. The site of the Governor’s Mansion is hereby designated as all that certain real property situate, lying and being in the County of Sacramento, State of California, particularly described as follows:
Parcel No. 1.Lot 210, as shown on the official “Plat of Carmichael Colony,” recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Sacramento County, on March 11, 1910, in Book 10 of Maps, Map No. 9.
Parcel No. 2.All that portion of Lot 209, as shown on the official “Plat of Carmichael Colony,” recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Sacramento County on March 11, 1910 in Book 10 of Maps, Map No. 9, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Southwesterly line of said lot, from which the Southwesterly corner of said lot bears North 63°22′ West 387.52 feet; thence from said point of beginning South 65°50′50″ East 294.31 feet to a point on the Southeasterly line of said lot; thence along said Southeasterly line, South 65°25′20″ West, 16.30 feet to the Southwesterly line of said lot; thence along said Southwesterly line, North 63°22′ West 283.85 feet to the point of beginning.
Parcel No. 3.All that portion of land shown and designated “Charles Deterding and Mary Deterding, a single woman” on that certain Record of Survey entitled “Deterding Ranch being a portion of San Juan Meadows,” recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Sacramento County on December 13, 1961 in Book 18 of Surveys, at page 29, and being described as follows:
Beginning at the most Southerly corner of Lot 12, as said lot is shown on the official “Plat of Walnut Heights,” recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Sacramento County, in Book 26 of Maps, Map No. 25, said point of beginning also being the most Westerly corner of that certain parcel of land conveyed to the County of Sacramento by deed recorded August 26, 1966 in Book 66-08-24, page 386, Official Records; thence from said point of beginning, along the Westerly line of said Sacramento County’s land, South 19°02′54″ East 248.66 feet; thence South 37°32′23″ West 711.46 feet to a point on the centerline of the American River, as shown on said record of survey; thence along said centerline, North 63°17′47″ West to a point from which the most Southerly corner of Lot 210, as said lot is shown on the official “Plat of Carmichael Colony,” recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Sacramento County, in Book 10 of Maps, Map No. 9, bears North 8°46′ East; thence North 8°46′ East to said Southerly corner of Lot 210; thence along the Southeasterly line of said Lot 210 and Lot 209 of said Carmichael Colony, the following five (5) courses and distances: (1) North 77°45′ East 76.00 feet, (2) North 47°30′ East 178 feet, (3) North 45°20′ East 396.20 feet, (4) North 46°50′ East 107.50 feet to the most Easterly corner of said Lot 210, and (5) North 65°25′20″ East 16.30 feet to the point of beginning.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1257.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 2 - Governor s Mansion › Section 8171.

8171. The Director of General Services shall appoint an architect to be a professional adviser to the department for purposes of this chapter. The professional adviser, after consultation with the State Architect and the Director of Finance, shall formulate the architectural program of the department under this chapter together with such limitations on the program as are deemed advisable.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 172.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 2 - Governor s Mansion › Section 8172.

8172. The Director of General Services is authorized and directed to immediately proceed with the acquisition and development, including landscaping, of the site designated in Section 8170 and with the major construction and improvements for the Governor’s Mansion and the equipping and furnishing thereof, to the extent that moneys are specifically made available for such purposes by the Legislature.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 172.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 2 - Governor s Mansion › Section 8173.

8173. Should any Governor choose not to reside in the Governor’s Mansion, the Director of General Services may permit the property to be used by government employees for training sessions, seminars, conferences, or other state-related activities, provided such use is consistent with local zoning ordinances. The Director of General Services may establish fees and such regulations as are necessary to maintain the integrity of the mansion.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1025.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 2 - Governor s Mansion › Section 8174.

8174. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all of that real property designated as the site of the Governor’s Mansion, and particularly described in Section 8170, shall be sold by the Department of General Services, which shall conduct a bid process on or before December 31, 1982, with the right to reject all bids. In the event all bids are rejected, the Department of General Services shall institute new bidding procedures within 30 days.
(b) The premises of the Governor’s Mansion shall remain uninhabited, except for maintenance personnel, until the property is transferred. Proceeds of the sale, minus administrative expenses, shall be deposited in a special account and held for the purpose of providing a suitable residence for the Governor.
(c) For the purposes of subdivision (b), “suitable residence” means any building or facility designated by the Governor, the purposes of which (1) may include the conduct of any official business, receptions and ceremonial activities, and any personal business of the Governor and the Governor’s family, in which a measure of personal privacy is afforded, and (2) shall include living accommodations to be used at the Governor’s discretion. The residence may include the existing structure and former Governor’s residence known as the Stanford Mansion located at 8th and N Streets in the City of Sacramento.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 288, Sec. 1. Effective August 18, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8181.

8181. The Legislature finds and declares that:
(a) The project area is blighted and in need of redevelopment in the interest of the health and safety and general welfare of the people of the City of Sacramento and the State of California.
(b) The authority is the appropriate entity to direct the redevelopment of the project area.
(c) The redevelopment plan provides an appropriate plan for the redevelopment of the project area.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8182.

8182. The authority shall have those powers of a redevelopment agency created by Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, which the authority, by resolution, from time to time deems appropriate, and such powers shall be deemed to be powers common to the Department of General Services and the City of Sacramento. Additionally, the authority shall be deemed a housing authority for purposes of eligibility for participation in state programs and receipt of state grants, loans, or other funding for which a housing authority is eligible; this does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the existing law.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 51, Sec. 3. Effective February 17, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8182.5.

8182.5. The authority shall, in cooperation with the City of Sacramento, prepare an appropriate plan for the development and redevelopment of that portion of the project area set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area), that furthers the purposes and objectives set forth in the Capitol Area Plan. The plan shall be approved after published notice and at least one public hearing by the authority.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8184.

8184. For the purpose of allocating taxes pursuant to Section 8183, state subvention payments made with respect to property within the project area are deemed to be taxes levied upon such property.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8185.

8185. For the purpose of exercising powers of a redevelopment agency, the jurisdiction of the authority shall be the “metropolitan area” as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 8160.1.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8186.

8186. The City of Sacramento shall not adopt a plan containing the provisions of Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code with respect to any portion of the project area.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8187.

8187. No action attacking or otherwise questioning the validity of any redevelopment plan or any adoption or incorporation of any document into the redevelopment plan as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 8183, or any findings or determinations of the authority in connection with such plan shall be brought prior to the adoption of the redevelopment plan nor at any time after the elapse of 60 days from the date of adoption of the resolution adopting the plan or any document.
An action may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine the validity of bonds and the redevelopment plan to be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, by the bonds, or to determine the validity of a redevelopment plan not financed by bonds, including, but not limited to, the validity of any document adopted or incorporated into the redevelopment plan, or the legality and validity of all proceedings taken and (as provided in the bond resolution) proposed to be taken for the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds and for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8188.

8188. The judgment shall determine the validity or invalidity respectively of the matters specified in Section 8187. The judgment shall be subject to being reopened under Section 473 or 473.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or otherwise only within 90 days after the entry of the judgment, and the petitioner and any person who has appeared in the special proceeding may move for a new trial under proper circumstances and upon appropriate grounds and may appeal from the judgment.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 28.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8189.

8189. The judgment, if no appeal is taken, or if taken and the judgment is affirmed, shall be forever binding and conclusive, as to all matters therein adjudicated or which at that time could have been adjudicated, against the authority and against all other parties, and if the judgment determines that the redevelopment plan is valid and effective, the authority is authorized to issue such bonds and such bonds when issued shall be valid, the judgment shall permanently enjoin the institution by any person of any action or proceeding raising any issue to which the judgment is binding and conclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8190.

8190. Whenever property in the project area has been redeveloped and thereafter is leased for a term not less than 10 years, notwithstanding mutual rights of termination, by the authority to any person or persons or whenever the authority leases real property to any person or persons for redevelopment, for a term not less than 10 years notwithstanding mutual rights of termination, the property shall be assessed and taxed in the same manner as privately owned property, and the lease or contract shall provide that the lessee shall pay taxes upon the assessed value of the entire property and not merely the assessed value of his or its leasehold interest.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8191.

8191. (a) Except with respect to taxes allocated to the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8183 which are used by the authority to make payments with respect to the installation of street lights and sidewalks within the project area, not less than 20 percent of those taxes shall be used by the authority for the purpose of increasing and improving, within the jurisdiction of the authority, the supply of housing for persons of low income as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code and for persons and families of moderate income as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) (1) With respect to taxes allocated to the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8183 from that portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area), not less than 20 percent of those taxes from the R Street Area shall be used by the authority for the purpose of increasing and improving, within the jurisdiction of the authority within the R Street Area, the supply of housing for persons of low income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, and for persons and families of moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) Over the duration of the portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area), the authority shall expend the funds set aside pursuant to this subdivision in proportion to the need for housing for very low income households, persons of low income, and persons and families of moderate income, as determined for the City of Sacramento pursuant to Section 65584 of the Government Code. In no event, however, shall less than 33 percent of these funds be expended to assist housing for very low income households nor less than 33 percent be expended to assist housing for persons of low income. The term “very low income households” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.
(3) Newly constructed rental housing financed in whole or in part with the funds set aside pursuant to this subdivision shall remain affordable to, and occupied by, very low income households, persons of low income, and persons and families of moderate income for not less than 55 years.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8192.

8192. The lessee of any property leased from the authority for residential purposes for a term of five years or less shall receive a credit against future rental payments, or a refund if he is no longer leasing the property, upon submission to the authority that he has paid the taxes imposed on him for his possessory interest in the property. The amount of the credit or refund shall be the amount of the tax actually paid.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 953.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8193.2.

8193.2. The requirements of Section 8193.1 shall apply solely to the portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area). The requirements of Section 8193 shall apply solely to the balance of the project area, exclusive of the R Street Area.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.8 - Capitol Area Planning › ARTICLE 3 - Capitol Area Redevelopment › Section 8194.

8194. The authority shall establish the following time limits for that portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area):
(a) A time limit on establishing or incurring loans, advances, and indebtedness to be paid for with proceeds of property taxes received pursuant to Section 8183, which limit may not exceed December 31, 2022. However, this limit may be extended by the authority for 10 additional years if the authority finds, based upon substantial evidence, both of the following:
(1) Significant blight remains within the R Street Area.
(2) This blight cannot be eliminated without the establishment of additional debt.
This limit shall not prevent the authority from incurring debt, to be paid from that portion of the set-aside collected pursuant to Section 8191 from properties within the R Street Area, in order to either fulfill the authority’s obligations pursuant to Section 8193.1, or to refinance, refund, or restructure an indebtedness after the time limits if the indebtedness is not increased and the time during which the indebtedness is to be repaid does not exceed the date on which the indebtedness would have been paid. The loans, advances, or indebtedness may be repaid over a period of time longer than these time limits.
(b) A time limit on authority activities within the R Street Area, which limit may not exceed December 31, 2032. However, the authority may pay previously incurred indebtedness and enforce existing covenants, contracts, and other obligations. This time limit shall not prevent the authority from fulfilling the authority’s obligations pursuant to Section 8193.1.
(c) A time limit on receipt of property taxes pursuant to Section 8183 from properties within the R Street Area, which limit may not exceed December 31, 2047. However, this limit shall not be construed to affect the validity or payment of any bond, loans, advances, indebtedness or other obligation, or the right to receive taxes pursuant to Section 8183 to pay the loans, advances, indebtedness or other obligation to repay bonds, loans, advances, and indebtedness within those 45 years.
(d) A time limit on the commencement of eminent domain proceedings to acquire property within the R Street Area, which limit may not exceed December 31, 2014, unless expressly extended by formal action of the authority. However, in no case shall the limit be extended beyond the time limit set in subdivision (b).
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2.9 - Confederate Flag › Section 8195.

8195. (a) The State of California may not sell or display the Battle Flag of the Confederacy, also referred to as the Stars and Bars, or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed with such an image unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, or state museum that serves an educational or historical purpose.
(b) For purposes of this section, “sell” means to transfer title or possession, exchange, or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, for consideration. “Transfer possession” includes only transactions that would be found by the State Board of Equalization, for purposes of the Sales and Use Tax Law, to be in lieu of a transfer of title, exchange, or barter.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 538, Sec. 1. (AB 2444) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8200.

8200. The Secretary of State may appoint and commission notaries public in such number as the Secretary of State deems necessary for the public convenience. Notaries public may act as such notaries in any part of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8201.

8201. (a) Every person appointed as notary public shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be at the time of appointment a legal resident of this state, except as otherwise provided in Section 8203.1.
(2) Be not less than 18 years of age.
(3) For appointments made on or after July 1, 2005, have satisfactorily completed a six-hour course of study approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 8201.2 concerning the functions and duties of a notary public.
(4) Have satisfactorily completed a written examination prescribed by the Secretary of State to determine the fitness of the person to exercise the functions and duties of the office of notary public. All questions shall be based on the law of this state as set forth in the booklet of the laws of California relating to notaries public distributed by the Secretary of State.
(b) (1) Commencing July 1, 2005, each applicant for notary public shall provide satisfactory proof that he or she has completed the course of study required pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) prior to approval of his or her appointment as a notary public by the Secretary of State.
(2) Commencing July 1, 2005, an applicant for notary public who holds a California notary public commission, and who has satisfactorily completed the six-hour course of study required pursuant to paragraph (1) at least one time, shall provide satisfactory proof when applying for reappointment as a notary public that he or she has satisfactorily completed a three-hour refresher course of study prior to reappointment as a notary public by the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 539, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8201.1.

8201.1. (a) Prior to granting an appointment as a notary public, the Secretary of State shall determine that the applicant possesses the required honesty, credibility, truthfulness, and integrity to fulfill the responsibilities of the position. To assist in determining the identity of the applicant and whether the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying crime specified in subdivision (b) of Section 8214.1, the Secretary of State shall require that applicants be fingerprinted.
(b) Applicants shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the department for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and content of a record of state and federal convictions and arrests and information as to the existence and content of a record of state and federal arrests for which the department establishes that the person is free on bail, or on his or her recognizance, pending trial or appeal.
(c) The department shall forward the fingerprint images and related information received pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and request a federal summary of criminal information.
(d) The department shall review the information returned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and compile and disseminate a response to the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(e) The Secretary of State shall request from the department subsequent arrest notification service, pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for each person who submitted information pursuant to subdivision (a).
(f) The department shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of processing the requests described in this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8201.2.

8201.2. (a) The Secretary of State shall review the course of study proposed by any vendor to be offered pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) and paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8201. If the course of study includes all material that a person is expected to know to satisfactorily complete the written examination required pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 8201, the Secretary of State shall approve the course of study.
(b) (1) The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, prescribe an application form and adopt a certificate of approval for the notary public education course of study proposed by a vendor.
(2) The Secretary of State may also provide a notary public education course of study.
(c) The Secretary of State shall compile a list of all persons offering an approved course of study pursuant to subdivision (a) and shall provide the list with every booklet of the laws of California relating to notaries public distributed by the Secretary of State.
(d) (1) A person who provides notary public education and violates any of the regulations adopted by the Secretary of State for approved vendors is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation and shall be required to pay restitution where appropriate.
(2) The local district attorney, city attorney, or the Attorney General may bring a civil action to recover the civil penalty prescribed pursuant to this subdivision. A public prosecutor shall inform the Secretary of State of any civil penalty imposed under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 399, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8201.5.

8201.5. The Secretary of State shall require an applicant for appointment and commission as a notary public to complete an application form and submit a photograph of their person as prescribed by the Secretary of State. Information on this form filed by an applicant with the Secretary of State, except for the applicant’s name and address, is confidential and no individual record shall be divulged by an official or employee having access to it to any person other than the applicant, the applicant’s authorized representative, or an employee or officer of the federal government, the state government, or a local agency, as defined in Section 7920.510 of the Government Code, acting in official capacity. That information shall be used by the Secretary of State for the sole purpose of carrying out the duties of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 149. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8202.

8202. (a) When executing a jurat, a notary shall administer an oath or affirmation to the affiant and shall determine, from satisfactory evidence as described in Section 1185 of the Civil Code, that the affiant is the person executing the document. The affiant shall sign the document in the presence of the notary.
(b) To any affidavit subscribed and sworn to before a notary, there shall be attached a jurat that includes a notice at the top, in an enclosed box, stating: “A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.” This notice shall be legible.
(c) The physical format of the boxed notice at the top of the jurat required pursuant to subdivision (d) is an example, for purposes of illustration and not limitation, of the physical format of a boxed notice fulfilling the requirements of subdivision (b).
(d) A jurat executed pursuant to this section shall be in the following form:
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this
certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness,
accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California
County of _______________
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this _____ day of _______, 20__, by _________________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appeared before me.
Seal
Signature
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 197, Sec. 3. (SB 1050) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8202.5.

8202.5. The Secretary of State may appoint and commission the number of state, city, county, and public school district employees as notaries public to act for and on behalf of the governmental entity for which appointed which the Secretary of State deems proper. Whenever a notary is appointed and commissioned, a duly authorized representative of the employing governmental entity shall execute a certificate that the appointment is made for the purposes of the employing governmental entity, and whenever the certificate is filed with any state or county officer, no fees shall be charged by the officer for the filing or issuance of any document in connection with the appointment.
The state or any city, county, or school district for which the notary public is appointed and commissioned pursuant to this section may pay from any funds available for its support 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 the notary public.
Any fees collected or obtained by any notary public whose documents have been filed without charge and for whom bond premiums have been paid by the employer of the notary public shall be remitted by the notary public to the employing agency which shall deposit the funds to the credit of the fund from which the salary of the notary public is paid.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1019, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8202.7.

8202.7. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 197.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8202.8.

8202.8. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 236, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8203.1.

8203.1. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 513, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8203.2.

8203.2. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1360.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8203.3.

8203.3. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 244.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8203.4.

8203.4. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8203.5.

8203.5. In addition to the name of the State, the jurat shall also contain the name of the reservation in which the instrument is executed.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1970.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8203.6.

8203.6. No fees shall be collected by such notaries public for service rendered within the reservation in the capacity of a notary public.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1360.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8204.

8204. The term of office of a notary public is for four years commencing with the date specified in the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8204.1.

8204.1. The Secretary of State may cancel the commission of a notary public if a check or other remittance accepted as payment for the examination, application, commission, and fingerprint fee is not paid upon presentation to the financial institution upon which the check or other remittance was drawn. Upon receiving written notification that the item presented for payment has not been honored for payment, the Secretary of State shall first give a written notice of the applicability of this section to the notary public or the person submitting the instrument. Thereafter, if the amount is not paid by a cashier’s check or the equivalent, the Secretary of State shall give a second written notice of cancellation and the cancellation shall thereupon be effective. This second notice shall be given at least 20 days after the first notice, and no more than 90 days after the commencement date of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 319, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8205.

8205. (a) It is the duty of a notary public, when requested:
(1) To demand acceptance and payment of foreign and inland bills of exchange, or promissory notes, to protest them for nonacceptance and nonpayment, and, with regard only to the nonacceptance or nonpayment of bills and notes, to exercise any other powers and duties that by the law of nations and according to commercial usages, or by the laws of any other state, government, or country, may be performed by a notary. This paragraph applies only to a notary public employed by a financial institution, during the course and scope of the notary’s employment with the financial institution.
(2) To take the acknowledgment or proof of advance health care directives, powers of attorney, mortgages, deeds, grants, transfers, and other instruments of writing executed by any person, and to give a certificate of that proof or acknowledgment, endorsed on or attached to the instrument. The certificate shall be signed by the notary public in the notary public’s own handwriting. A notary public may not accept any acknowledgment or proof of any instrument that is incomplete.
(3) To take depositions and affidavits, and administer oaths and affirmations, in all matters incident to the duties of the office, or to be used before any court, judge, officer, or board. Any deposition, affidavit, oath, or affirmation shall be signed by the notary public in the notary public’s own handwriting.
(4) To certify copies of powers of attorney under Section 4307 of the Probate Code. The certification shall be signed by the notary public in the notary public’s own handwriting.
(b) It shall further be the duty of a notary public, upon written request:
(1) To furnish to the Secretary of State certified copies of the notary’s journal.
(2) To respond within 30 days of receiving written requests sent by certified mail or any other means of physical delivery that provides a receipt from the Secretary of State’s office for information relating to official acts performed by the notary.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 366, Sec. 4. (SB 974) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Notaries Public › ARTICLE 1 - Notaries Public › Section 8206.5.

8206.5. Upon receiving a request for a copy of a transaction pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8206, the notary shall respond to the request within 15 business days after receipt of the request and either supply the photostatic copy requested or acknowledge that no such line item exists. In a disciplinary proceeding for noncompliance with subdivision (c) of Section 8206 or this section, a notary may defend his or her delayed action on the basis of unavoidable, exigent business or personal circumstances.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)