Notary Public Course

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The notary public, or his or her representative, must destroy or deface the seal upon termination, resignation, or revocation of the notary public’s commission or the death of the notary public.	True False
Failure to secure the journal may result in suspension or revocation of the notary public’s commission and civil and criminal penalties.	True False
If a notary public surrenders the official journal, or if the notary public’s official journal is stolen, lost, misplaced, destroyed, damaged, or otherwise rendered unusable, the notary public must obtain a new journal. If the old journal is returned or found, entries must not be made in the old journal.	True False
The journal does not have to be stored in a locked and secured area that is under the direct and exclusive control of the notary public.	True False
If the notarial journal is surrendered to a peace officer, the notary public must obtain a receipt for the journal and must notify the California Secretary of State by certified mail or any other means of physical delivery that provides a receipt within 10 days of the date of surrender.	True False

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