Statute · California Government Code
Cal. Gov't Code § 8224 — Notaries Public
Cal. Gov't Code § 8224
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Government Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A notary public who has a direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction shall not perform any notarial act in connection with such transaction.
Citator
Cal. Gov't Code § 8224 — Notaries Public is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A notary public who has a direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction shall not perform any notarial act in connection with such transaction.
For purposes of this section, a notary public has a direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction if the notary public:
(a) With respect to a financial transaction, is named, individually, as a principal to the transaction.
(b) With respect to real property, is named, individually, as a grantor, grantee, mortgagor, mortgagee, trustor, trustee, beneficiary, vendor, vendee, lessor, or lessee, to the transaction.
For purposes of this section, a notary public has no direct financial or beneficial interest in a transaction where the notary public acts in the capacity of an agent, employee, insurer, attorney, escrow, or lender for a person having a direct financial or beneficial interest in the transaction.