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Notarial Acts & ProceduresCalifornia Notary Examination • 2026 Edition

For which of the following real property instruments is a right thumbprint NOT statutorily required in the notary public's official sequential journal?

AQuitclaim Deed
BGrant Deed
CDeed of ReconveyanceCorrect Answer
DDeed of Trust
Official 2026 Statutory Legal Analysis

Under Government Code section 8206(a)(2)(G), documents affecting real property require a thumbprint in the sequential journal, except for a trustee's deed resulting from a decree of foreclosure or nonjudicial foreclosure, or a deed of reconveyance.

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