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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
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PART 4. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE |
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CHAPTER 87. NOTARY PUBLIC |
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 87.1. Definitions |
| § 87.2. Application for Commission as a Traditional Notary Public |
| § 87.3. Electronic Submission of Traditional Notary Public Application |
| § 87.4. Submission of Online Notary Public Application |
| SUBCHAPTER B. ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION |
| § 87.10. Eligibility to Hold the Office of Notary Public |
| § 87.11. Eligibility to be Commissioned as an Online Notary Public |
| § 87.12. Qualification by an Escrow Officer Residing in an Adjacent State |
| § 87.13. Issuance of the Traditional Notary Public Commission by the Secretary of State |
| § 87.14. Issuance of the Online Notary Public Commission by the Secretary of State |
| § 87.15. Renewal of Commission |
| SUBCHAPTER C. NOTARIES WITHOUT BOND |
| § 87.20. Qualification by an Officer or Employee of a State Agency |
| § 87.21. Change in Employment Status by an Officer or Employee of a State Agency Who Has Qualified Without a Surety Bond |
| § 87.22. Special Requirements for Notaries Without Bond |
| SUBCHAPTER D. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION |
| § 87.30. Rejection of Application and Revocation of Commission |
| § 87.31. Good Cause |
| § 87.32. Submitting a Complaint |
| § 87.33. Complaint Procedures |
| § 87.34. Disciplinary Action |
| § 87.35. Time for Action |
| SUBCHAPTER E. NOTARY PROCEDURES |
| § 87.40. Traditional Notarization Procedures |
| § 87.41. Online Notarization Procedures |
| § 87.42. Refusal of Requests for Notarial Services |
| § 87.43. Reasons to Refuse Online Notarization |
| § 87.44. Notary Seal |
| SUBCHAPTER F. NOTARY RECORDS |
| § 87.50. Prohibition Against Entering Personal Information in a Notary Record Book |
| § 87.51. Form of Record Book |
| § 87.52. Public Information |
| § 87.53. Failure to Provide Public Information |
| § 87.54. Records Retention |
| SUBCHAPTER G. CHANGES AFTER COMMISSIONING |
| § 87.60. Change of Address |
| § 87.61. Qualification Under New Name |
| § 87.62. Issuance of Amended Commission |
| § 87.63. Changes to Digital Certificate and Electronic Seal for Online Notary |
| SUBCHAPTER H. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE NOTARIZATIONS |
| § 87.70. Identity Proofing and Credential Analysis Standards |
| § 87.71. Online Notarization System |