Notary Public

If you have received your commission as a Notary Public from the Secretary of State and Sacramento County is the county of your primary business, you must register with the Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder. There are two ways to register. These procedures are discussed in the instructions you received from the Secretary of State and available on their website at http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/checklist-bond.htm.

To register in person, you will need your original commission from the Secretary of State, your original notary bond* for $15,000.00, a filing fee of $22.00 and a recording fee of $18.00 for the first page (including any lead page) and $3.00 for each additional page of the bond.

To file by mail, you must appear before a commissioned and registered notary in this county to give your oath. After giving your oath before the notary, you must send the original notarized oath, a copy of the commission, and the original notary bond* (with lead page if necessary) by certified mail to:

Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder
P. O. Box 839
Sacramento, California 95812-0839

*Important: Be sure to print the name of the person requesting recording and the address where the document should be mailed after it is recorded in the upper left-hand corner of the notary bond (or the lead page).

Include the filing fee of $22.00 and a recording fee of $18.00 for the first page (including any lead page) and $3.00 for each additional page for recording your notary bond. Find out about acceptable forms of payment. 

If you have any questions, please call (916) 874-1645.