Legislation
State: Texas
Signed: June 12, 2017
Effective: September 01, 2017
Chapter: 731
SummarySenate Bill 1098 makes changes to the information required to be recorded in a Notary's journal related to the addresses of parties to the notarization, as specified, and clarifies when a Notary must provide a certified copy of a record in the Notary's journal.
AffectsAmends Section 121.012 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code and Sections 406.014 and Government Code.
Changes - No longer requires a Notary to note a residence or alleged residence of the signer, grantor, maker, and credible witness, as applicable, in the required records of a Notary Public's book of records, and instead requires the Notary to note the individual's mailing address.
- No longer requires a Notary to provide a certified copy of any record in the Notary's office and instead clarifies that a Notary must provide a certified copy of any record of official acts in the Notary's book of records on request and payment of all fees.
- Amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to replace references to a residence or known or alleged residence, as applicable, in a statement of an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument with references to a mailing address.
AnalysisAccording to the bill analysis for SB 1098, many have raised concerns about laws requiring disclosure of a citizen's home address in certain public records and in the records of a Notary Public. SB 1098 seeks to address these issues by reforming the law regarding Notary Public records and acknowledgements or proofs of certain written instruments. The bill also clarifies that a Notary must provide a certified copy of any record of official acts in the Notary's book of records on request and payment of all fees.
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