A peace officer possessing reasonable suspicion requests to examine a notary's sequential journal. The notary willfully refuses to provide access. What is the maximum civil penalty for this refusal?

AI Explanation

Civil penalty for refusing peace officer access. According to Gov. Code section 8214.21, a notary public who willfully fails to provide access to the sequential journal of notarial acts when requested by a peace officer shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).