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The Texas Notary Resources page is your all-in-one guide to becoming and thriving as a Notary Public. Discover how to become a Notary, advance your skills as a Notary Signing Agent, and expand into remote and electronic notarization. Access the Texas Notary Primer, stay informed about the latest legislative updates, and get the tools and support you need to build a compliant and successful notarial practice.
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Requirements for notarizing electronic documents in person
In Texas, Notaries can take acknowledgments and proofs, administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify copies of documents not recordable in the public record, protest negotiable instruments, and open and inventory safe deposit boxes.
They’re also authorized to conduct traditional, in-person electronic notarization and remote online notarization.
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From state Notary laws to best practices, this handbook has all of the information you need to perform notarizations confidently and according to law.
These statutes cover everything from the Notary Public application process to short-form notarial certificates. Find the written laws governing Notaries Public here.
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Senate Bill 693 institutes mandatory training for Notary commission applicants and penalizes Notaries who knowingly fail to require the personal appearance of signers.
Senate Bill 1734 authorizes a property owner to petition the court for judicial review of fraudulent documents recorded against their property and file an affidavit contesting the fraudulent filing in the land records.
House Bill 5093 affixes unintended consequences of legislation of the prior legislative session related to the public disclosure of information regarding Texas Notaries Public.
House Bill 4063 establishes rules for the execution of a unilateral memorandum of contract and a property owner’s affidavit to release the memorandum.
Secretary of State Notary Public Unit, P.O. Box 13375 Austin, TX 78711
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