California Notary License Practice Exam

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If you give up the journal to a proper authority, you must notify the Secretary of State within how many days?

30 days
10 days
5 days
15 days

The correct answer is: 10 days

Giving up a journal means that you are surrendering it to a proper authority, which includes law enforcement, the DMV, or the Secretary of State. This question asks how long you have to notify the Secretary of State after you have surrendered your journal. Option A (30 days) is incorrect, as that would be more than a month after you have surrendered the journal. Options C and D (5 and 15 days) are also incorrect, as those time frames do not match the requirements stated in the question. Option B (10 days) is the correct answer, as it gives a reasonable amount of time to notify the Secretary of State without delaying the process.