California Code, Government Code - GOV § 8232

(a) “Foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe.

(b) “Notarial act” means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notarial officer may perform under the laws of this state, another state, or a foreign state or under federal law.

(c) “Notarial officer” means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act.

(d) “Notary public” means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act.

(e) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(f) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.