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§ 8201.2

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(a)The Secretary of State shall review the course of study proposed by any vendor to be offered pursuant to paragraph
(3)of subdivision
(a)and paragraph
(2)of subdivision
(b)of Section 8201. If the course of study includes all material that a person is expected to know to satisfactorily complete the written examination required pursuant to paragraph
(4)of subdivision
(a)of Section 8201, the Secretary of State shall approve the course of study.
(1)The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, prescribe an application form and adopt a certificate of approval for the notary public education course of study proposed by a vendor.
(2)The Secretary of State may also provide a notary public education course of study.
(c)The Secretary of State shall compile a list of all persons offering an approved course of study pursuant to subdivision
(a)and shall provide the list with every booklet of the laws of California relating to notaries public distributed by the Secretary of State.
(1)A person who provides notary public education and violates any of the regulations adopted by the Secretary of State for approved vendors is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation and shall be required to pay restitution where appropriate.
(2)The local district attorney, city attorney, or the Attorney General may bring a civil action to recover the civil penalty prescribed pursuant to this subdivision. A public prosecutor shall inform the Secretary of State of any civil penalty imposed under this section.
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