What is the statute of limitations for an action against a notary in his official capacity?

The statute of limitations on a claim against a notary is three years, but there is a six-year maximum period within which an action must be brought regardless of when the misdeed is discovered. ( 338, subd. (f)(3); see Butterfield v. Northwestern Nat'l Ins. Co. (1980) 100 Cal.App.3d 974, 979.) The general limitation period for an action against a notary in his official capacity is three years. ( 338, subd. (f)(1).) If the action is based on notarial malfeasance, it does not accrue until the aggrieved party discovers the underlying facts (ibid.), and must be filed within one year of discovery (or three years of the notarial act, whichever is later). (Id., subd. (f)(2).)³ But every action against a notary in his official capacity

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