Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Executive Officers
Chapter 406 - Notary Public; Commissioner of Deeds

Subchapter A. Notary Public

Section 406.001. Appointments - Sec. 406.001. APPOINTMENTS. (a) The secretary of state may appoint...

Section 406.002. Term - Sec. 406.002. TERM. The term of a notary public expires...

Section 406.003. Jurisdiction - Sec. 406.003. JURISDICTION. A notary public has statewide jurisdiction. Acts...

Section 406.004. Eligibility - Sec. 406.004. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Each person appointed and commissioned as...

Section 406.005. Appointment Procedure--Statement - Sec. 406.005. APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE--STATEMENT. (a) Each person to be appointed...

Section 406.006. Qualification - Sec. 406.006. QUALIFICATION. An individual qualifies by: (1) properly completing...

Section 406.007. Fees Paid to Secretary of State - Sec. 406.007. FEES PAID TO SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The...

Section 406.008. Commission; Notary Materials - Sec. 406.008. COMMISSION; NOTARY MATERIALS. (a) Immediately after the qualification...

Section 406.009. Rejection of Appointment; Suspension or Revocation of Commission - Sec. 406.009. REJECTION OF APPOINTMENT; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF COMMISSION....

Section 406.010. Bond; Oath - Sec. 406.010. BOND; OATH. (a) Each person to be appointed...

Section 406.011. Reappointment - Sec. 406.011. REAPPOINTMENT. (a) Not earlier than 90 days prior...

Section 406.012. Inspection of Records - Sec. 406.012. INSPECTION OF RECORDS. All records concerning the appointment...

Section 406.013. Seal - Sec. 406.013. SEAL. (a) A notary public shall provide a...

Section 406.014. Notary Records - Sec. 406.014. NOTARY RECORDS. (a) A notary public other than...

Section 406.015. Copies Certified by County Clerk - Sec. 406.015. COPIES CERTIFIED BY COUNTY CLERK. (a) A copy...

Section 406.016. Authority - Sec. 406.016. AUTHORITY. (a) A notary public has the same...

Section 406.0165. Signing Document for Individual With Disability - Sec. 406.0165. SIGNING DOCUMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL WITH DISABILITY. (a) A...

Section 406.017. Representation as Attorney - Sec. 406.017. REPRESENTATION AS ATTORNEY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 406.018. Removal From Office - Sec. 406.018. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. (a) A notary public guilty...

Section 406.019. Change of Address - Sec. 406.019. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. A notary public shall notify...

Section 406.020. Removal From State - Sec. 406.020. REMOVAL FROM STATE. A notary public who removes...

Section 406.021. Removal From Precinct - Sec. 406.021. REMOVAL FROM PRECINCT. An ex officio notary public...

Section 406.022. Effect of Vacancy - Sec. 406.022. EFFECT OF VACANCY. If the office of a...

Section 406.023. Administration and Enforcement - Sec. 406.023. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. (a) The secretary of state...

Section 406.024. Fees Charged by Notary Public - Sec. 406.024. FEES CHARGED BY NOTARY PUBLIC. (a) A notary...

Section 406.025. Signature on Commissions After Change in Office - Sec. 406.025. SIGNATURE ON COMMISSIONS AFTER CHANGE IN OFFICE. If...

Section 406.026. Electronic Notarization - Sec. 406.026. ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION. In a proceeding filed under Title...

Subchapter B. Commissioner of Deeds

Section 406.051. Appointment - Sec. 406.051. APPOINTMENT. (a) The governor may biennially appoint and...

Section 406.052. Term - Sec. 406.052. TERM. The term of office of a commissioner...

Section 406.053. Oath - Sec. 406.053. OATH. Before performing the duties of office, a...

Section 406.054. Seal - Sec. 406.054. SEAL. A commissioner of deeds shall provide a...

Section 406.055. Authority - Sec. 406.055. AUTHORITY. A commissioner of deeds has the same...

Subchapter C. Online Notary Public

Section 406.101. Definitions - Sec. 406.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Credential analysis" means...

Section 406.102. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 406.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 406.103. Rulemaking - Sec. 406.103. RULEMAKING. The secretary of state may adopt rules...

Section 406.104. Standards for Online Notarization - Sec. 406.104. STANDARDS FOR ONLINE NOTARIZATION. (a) The secretary of...

Section 406.105. Application; Qualifications - Sec. 406.105. APPLICATION; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A notary public or an...

Section 406.106. Performance of Notarial Acts - Sec. 406.106. PERFORMANCE OF NOTARIAL ACTS. An online notary public:...

Section 406.107. Authority to Perform Online Notarizations - Sec. 406.107. AUTHORITY TO PERFORM ONLINE NOTARIZATIONS. An online notary...

Section 406.108. Electronic Record of Online Notarizations - Sec. 406.108. ELECTRONIC RECORD OF ONLINE NOTARIZATIONS. (a) An online...

Section 406.109. Use of Electronic Record, Signature, and Seal - Sec. 406.109. USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORD, SIGNATURE, AND SEAL. (a)...

Section 406.110. Online Notarization Procedures - Sec. 406.110. ONLINE NOTARIZATION PROCEDURES. (a) An online notary public...

Section 406.111. Fees for Online Notarization - Sec. 406.111. FEES FOR ONLINE NOTARIZATION. An online notary public...

Section 406.112. Termination of Online Notary Public's Commission - Sec. 406.112. TERMINATION OF ONLINE NOTARY PUBLIC'S COMMISSION. (a) Except...

Section 406.113. Wrongful Possession of Software or Hardware; Criminal Offense - Sec. 406.113. WRONGFUL POSSESSION OF SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE; CRIMINAL OFFENSE....