File an 'Amendment of Notarial Act' form with the county clerk and apply the seal.
Notarize the signature again, completing a new certificate with the current date, and make a new journal entry.
Simply stamp the seal on the original certificate since it was already signed.
Cross out the old date, write today's date, and stamp the seal.
Correct Answer
B. Notarize the signature again, completing a new certificate with the current date, and make a new journal entry.
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Correcting completed acts. There are no provisions in California law that allow for the correction of a completed notarial act. If an error or omission is discovered, the notary must treat it as a brand new notarial act, completing a new certificate and a new journal entry with the current date.
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