The best way to keep abreast of the current notary public laws and procedures is from California’s State Department.

The U.S. Notary Reference Manual is a one-of-a-kind reference source that provides definitive, complete and up-to-date information on Notary procedures throughout the country. Get the secrets to handling out-of-state documents and assistance in preparing legal documents for notarization in California and much more.

Notary Fundamentals: Five important steps to ensure appropriate notarization procedures include: Step One: The Role of a Notary Public – The Importance of Trust The notary public roles, direction and outlook of a Notary Public Step Two: The Importance of Using Notary Public Tools The notary public journal, notary seals and certificates Step Three: The Most Common Notary Public Acts The most common types of notary acknowledgments, various oaths and affirmations as well as jurats, various reproduction certifications and additional notary public acts Step Four: Dealing with Out of the Ordinary Circumstances Meeting the specific notary requirements and areas of need for unusual documents, troublesome issues and foreign-language clients

A great book outlining the 12 specific steps for trouble free notarization is called, 12 Steps to a Flawless Notarization. This book includes how to identify signers, why a Notary Public should scan a document, how to fill out Notary certificate wording, and more.

Notary Principles: The Ethics and Professional Standards of Notarization preparation program teaches Notary Publics how to supervise threats while providing high quality services to signers.

A great primer for California notarization is called the California Law Primer. It has the legal wording required to perform acknowledgements and jurats.

A great all-inclusive collection for Notary Publics is called, Sorry Borrower…No Can Do! This book easily explains to an employer why a Notary Public must refuse some notarization requests.

The book, Notary Law & Practice outlines illegal practices that are not allowed and go against the California laws for Notary Publics. Through case law, statutes and published works, a Notary Public will understand precisely what is acceptable and what is not. Authorized for the NNA by five noted attorneys and law school professors. It includes the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts and The Notary Public Code of Professional Responsibility. Indexed three ways for easy reference: by case, by law and by subject.

The quick read, 101 Useful Notary Tips is full of facts that every Notary Public can use for topics such as apostilles, jurats, acknowledgements and other notary public subject.

Keep these and other informative notary reference guides nearby at all times incase questions arise which a Notary Public does not know off-hand.