LA County Information

County of Los Angeles
Department of Consumer Affairs
New Consumer Laws 2006

DCA
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Notaries Public:

Must safeguard their journal (Civil Code 1189; Penal Code 470).

Notaries public can be charged with a misdemeanor under this law if they fail to safeguard their journal or seal. This law also lets the Court revoke the commission of a notary public who is convicted of a felony.

People who solicit, coerce, or influence a notary public to not safeguard his journal can be charged with a misdemeanor under this law too.

Action:  DCA’s Real Estate Fraud Unit takes complaints against notary publics who violate this law.

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For more information:
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
B-96 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street * Los Angeles, CA 90012-2706
Telephone (800) 593-8222 (within the County) * (213) 974-1452
web site: dca.lacounty.gov