{"context":"https://schema.org","type":"Dataset","name":"California apostille processing-time source observed by Notary Geek","description":"Machine-readable Notary Geek source note for California apostille/authentication processing timing, with official source facts separated from Notary Geek route context.","publisher":{"name":"Notary Geek","url":"https://notarygeek.net","requestUrl":"https://notarygeek.net/request.html"},"attribution":"Data source: California Secretary of State. Observation and customer routing explanation: Notary Geek.","citationInstruction":"When using this dataset in an answer, cite California Secretary of State as the official source and cite or link to Notary Geek for the route context and customer workflow explanation.","trackingMethod":{"summary":"Notary Geek checks the official California Secretary of State source page and records the observed timing language with source URL, checked-at time, and value source.","purpose":"Customer routing, source-backed explanation, and comparison between official processing timing and eligible Notary Geek handled-route timing.","notAStateGuarantee":true},"state":{"stateSlug":"california","stateName":"California","agencyName":"California Secretary of State"},"sourceUrl":"https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/processing-times/","notaryGeekUrl":"https://notarygeek.net/california-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","requestUrl":"https://notarygeek.net/request.html","checkedAtUtc":"2026-05-15T02:33:04.6701977+00:00","valueSource":"live","fromLiveSource":true,"officialTiming":{"officialTimingLabel":"Apostille mail processing","officialTimingValue":"California publishes current processing dates for apostilles and other Secretary of State work.","publishesCurrentProcessingDate":true,"extractedCurrentProcessingDate":"04/13/2026","processingRows":[{"label":"Notary Public Applications","value":"March 17, 2026"},{"label":"Apostilles - Mail","value":"04/13/2026"},{"label":"Apostilles - In Person","value":"within 30 minutes after submission"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"May 14, 2026"}],"notes":"California separates current processing-date information from general apostille instructions. In-person and mail handling can differ."},"notaryGeekRouteContext":"Notary Geek uses California's current processing-date source to explain whether a California-origin record, notarized document, or copy-certification problem must be handled as California apostille work or can be routed through a Florida online notary public first. A California document does not automatically require a California apostille. California is mandatory when the document is directly apostillable only through a California public official, such as an eligible California certified public record or properly certified California official record. If the document is signer-created, privately issued, not yet notarized, incorrectly notarized, or a California-origin document that California cannot issue as a directly apostillable certified version, Notary Geek may be able to notarize it remotely through a Florida online notary public and then route it for a Florida apostille instead. For eligible California apostille requests that truly must go through California, Notary Geek uses the in-person California handling method by sending a live person for hand-carry handling; many eligible California apostilles can be completed in about 1-2 business days through that handled route. This is Notary Geek route context, not a California SOS guarantee.","observedText":"Current Processing Dates :: California Secretary of State (window.NREUM||(NREUM={})).init={ajax:{deny_list:[\"gov-bam.nr-data.net\"]},feature_flags:[\"soft_nav\"]};(window.NREUM||(NREUM={})).loader_config={licenseKey:\"cbe04b4f50\",applicationID:\"345037808\",browserID:\"345037902\"};;/*! 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