Quick facts
- Category: Power of Attorney / Authorization
- Apostilled by the California Secretary of State (Sacramento or Los Angeles)
- Fee: $20 per document (mail) or $26 (walk-in) at the California Secretary of State
- Free document review before you pay any government fee
- Tracked outbound and return shipping included
What to know
Self-prepared — no issuing office. 1. Draft the revocation. Identify the original POA (date, principal, agent) and state that it is revoked; include the effective date. 2. Sign and acknowledge before a California notary. The principal personally appears with satisfactory ID and acknowledges the signature; the notary completes the acknowledgment. 3. Confirm the notary’s seal, signature, commission number, and expiration are present and legible. Record the revocation with the County Recorder if the original POA was recorded (§1216); notify the agent and relying third parties. Who can create it. The principal who granted the POA (or, after death/incapacity, the rules on automatic termination apply). Cost + timeline for THIS step (verified June 2026): notary $15 for the acknowledgment (Gov. Code §8211(a)); recording (if needed) county-set; usually same-day notarization. Drafting is free..
Frequently asked questions
Is signing the revocation enough?
Not entirely — notify the agent and any third parties relying on the POA, and record the revocation if the original POA was recorded (§1216).
Acknowledgment or jurat?
Acknowledgment — a revocation is acknowledged, not sworn.
What must it contain?
Identify the original POA (date, principal, agent) and state it’s revoked, with an effective date.
The original real-estate POA was recorded — what now?
Record the revocation in the same County Recorder’s office for it to be effective as to that property.
Common destinations
Countries this document is most often sent to (pulled from this page's own guidance). Every destination has its own rulebook — apostille (Hague) or full legalization (non-Hague).