# California — Notary public commission term length by US state — how many years a commission lasts before it must be renewed, quoted from the state's own statute

For California, commission term is The term of office of a notary public is for four years commencing with the date specified in the commission; statute is Cal. Gov't Code § 8204, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Commission term:** The term of office of a notary public is for four years commencing with the date specified in the commission _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Cal. Gov't Code § 8204 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 8204. The term of office of a notary public is for four years commencing with the date specified in the commission.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> California Code, GOV 8204.

## Source

- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=8204.

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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