Part 5, Section 6
Military Base Notaries

The California Secretary of State may commission notaries for military bases in California.  These military bases include the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.  Upon the recommendation of your base commanding officer, you may apply to become a military base notary.  You must be a US citizen, at least 18 years old, a federal civil service employee at the base, take a six-hour notary training course, and take the proctored written exam. 
Government Code §§ 8203.1, 8203.2 and 8203.3

As a military base notary, you may only perform notarial acts on your base, and you may not charge any fees for your notarial acts.
Government Code § 8203.6

On any jurat, in addition to the state where the notarial certificate was signed, the name of the base must be included. Government Code § 8203.5

The military base notary commission is for four years, unless your civil service employment is terminated within those four years.  In that case, your notary commission is also terminated (considered a resignation), and the commanding officer of the base must report such termination to the Secretary of State.
 

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