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Conflicts of Interest
It is perfectly legal to notarize documents for friends and family members in California, so long as you don’t have a personal interest in the matter. Since California has community property laws, you must be especially careful when notarizing for a spouse or domestic partner. You must be absolutely sure that you have no personal interest in the transaction and that you do not stand to gain or benefit in any way as a result of the transaction (which would constitute a conflict of interest).
Direct financial or beneficial interest would include such things as notarizing any document that names you as a beneficiary, or any document that benefits your spouse or domestic partner and therefore may benefit community property that you hold with your spouse or domestic partner. Government Code § 8224
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