The Notary Public Handbook is your official source of laws related to notaries public in California. A notary public is a public official who performs invaluable services for the legal, business, financial, and real estate communities. Although there are no significant statutory changes for 2019, new additions this year include a fee table on page 19 and an Index at the back of the handbook to better assist you in finding information on a specific topic of interest. This Notary Public Handbook is designed to supplement your course of study, which will prepare you for the notary public examination. All statutory references are to California Codes, unless otherwise indicated. Once you are commissioned, the Secretary of State strongly recommends that you keep your Notary Public Handbook as a ready reference to help you perform your duties.

A guide to more than 22,000 national and international organizations, including: trade, business, and commercial; environmental and agricultural; legal, governmental, public administration, and military; engineering, technological, and natural and social sciences; educational; cultural; social welfare; health and medical; public affairs; fraternal, nationality, and ethnic; religious; veterans', hereditary, and patriotic; hobby and avocational; athletic and sports; labor unions, associations, and federations; chambers of commerce and trade and tourism; Greek letter and related organizations; and fan clubs.

Because of the variety of information required in the law office, we felt the need to compile information from business, law, and office management into one useful reference source. Thus, this manual contains information and resources that both students and on-the-job law office employees can use.