{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"8212","citation":"Gov. Code, § 8212","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Notaries Public [8200. - 8232.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Notaries Public [8200. - 8230.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 79, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1997.","effective":"1997-01-01","html":"<p>Every person appointed a notary public shall execute an official bond in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). The bond shall be in the form of a bond executed by an admitted surety insurer and not a deposit in lieu of bond.</p>","text":"Every person appointed a notary public shall execute an official bond in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). The bond shall be in the form of a bond executed by an admitted surety insurer and not a deposit in lieu of bond.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/notaries-public-8212","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}