NOTARY CLASSES

Class Dates / Location

Allstate Notary Preparation offers live 3-hour and 6-hour notary public seminars in the San Diego area on the dates listed below. The official California Notary Public exam is administered by CPS Human Resource Services following each seminar. Walk-in registration is allowed for the class and the exam on a space-available, first come, first- served basis. We no longer pre-register candidates for the exam only. Testing is not guaranteed for walk-in candidates. Walk-in candidates will be admitted after all pre-registered applicants have been admitted.

6-HOUR CLASS DATES - For new or renewing notaries

Thursday, September 19

Thursday, October 17

Thursday, November 14

Thursday, December 12

6-Hour Class Schedule

7:00 - 7:45 am - Live scan fingerprinting

7:45 - 8:00 am - Check in and photos
8:00 - 11:45 pm - Seminar
11:45 - 12:15 pm - Lunch
12:15 - 3:00 pm - Seminar
3:00 - 3:30 pm - Exam Check-in
3:45 - 4:45 pm - Notary Exam

3-HOUR CLASS DATES - For on-time renewals only

none at this time

3-Hour Class Schedule

7:00 - 7:45 am - Live scan fingerprinting
7:45 - 8:00 am - Check in and photos
8:00 - 11:30 pm - Seminar - with a break in the middle
11:45 -12:15 pm - Exam Check-in
12:15 - 1:15 pm - Notary Exam

DON'T BE LATE! Late arrivals cannot be issued a proof of completion certificate.

NOTARY CLASS AND EXAM LOCATION

Days Inn Hotel - Mission Valley
543 Hotel Circle South
San Diego, CA 92108
We will be in the East Conference Room (above the Bunz Restaurant)

NOTARY EXAM MATERIALS

1. A completed current Notary Public Application form and fail letter if you are re-taking the exam.
2. Valid Photo identification (current or issued within the last 5 years)
Drivers license or state DMV ID card
US Passport or passport issued by a foreign government
3. 2 x 2 color passport photograph
4. Check, money order or cashiers check for the appropriate fee (see below) made payable to the Secretary of State, with the candidates name and last four digits of the Social Security number written on it. Checks must be pre-printed. Temporary checks are not accepted.
5. Two sharpened #2 lead pencils.
6. For online course and self-study course users: Notary course Certificate of Completion. Those attending the seminar will be issued a Certificate of Completion at the end of the seminar.

PLEASE NOTE: You may take the state exam even if you do not have a passport photo or a proof of completion certificate for the required 6-hour or 3-hour educational course. If you take the state exam without presenting a passport photo and/or proof of completion certificate, the Secretary of State's office will return your application along with a letter advising that you must submit the required items in order for your application to be processed.

NOTARY EXAM FEES

$40 for new applicants and reappointments
$20 for applicants who have previously taken the exam and failed

Note: Each candidate must have a separate check or money order. Fees payable to the Secretary of State are non-refundable.

Notary course fees paid to Allstate Notary Preparation do not include state exam fees payable to the Secretary of State.