1. Properly read, complete, and sign. Form 2301 - Application for Appointment as.Meet the requirements. Complete a sixhour course from an approved provider in California. Fill out the California Notary Public application. To become a California notary, you must first take a California notary course. New notaries in California must take a six-hour notary training course. Monday through Friday a.m. Sacramento County can only issue birth certificates for children born in Sacramento County since 1850. Welcome to the Texas Secretary of State Notary Public Training Site.