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(a) The Secretary of State shall review the course of study
proposed by any vendor to be offered pursuant to paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a) and paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8201.
If the course of study includes all material that a person is
expected to know to satisfactorily complete the written examination
required pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section
8201, the Secretary of State shall approve the course of study.
   (b) (1) The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, prescribe an
application form and adopt a certificate of approval for the notary
public education course of study proposed by a vendor.
   (2) The Secretary of State may also provide a notary public
education course of study.
   (c) The Secretary of State shall compile a list of all persons
offering an approved course of study pursuant to subdivision (a) and
shall provide the list with every booklet of the laws of California
relating to notaries public distributed by the Secretary of State.
   (d) (1) A person who provides notary public education and violates
any of the regulations adopted by the Secretary of State for
approved vendors is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation and shall be required to
pay restitution where appropriate.
   (2) The local district attorney, city attorney, or the Attorney
General may bring a civil action to recover the civil penalty
prescribed pursuant to this subdivision. A public prosecutor shall
inform the Secretary of State of any civil penalty imposed under this
section.