Sec. 406.113. WRONGFUL POSSESSION OF SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE; CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person who, without authorization, knowingly obtains, conceals, damages, or destroys the certificate, disk, coding, card, program, software, or hardware enabling an online notary public to affix an official electronic signature or seal commits an offense.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), Sec. 3, eff. July 1, 2018.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Executive Officers
Chapter 406 - Notary Public; Commissioner of Deeds
Subchapter C. Online Notary Public
Section 406.102. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 406.104. Standards for Online Notarization
Section 406.105. Application; Qualifications
Section 406.106. Performance of Notarial Acts
Section 406.107. Authority to Perform Online Notarizations
Section 406.108. Electronic Record of Online Notarizations
Section 406.109. Use of Electronic Record, Signature, and Seal
Section 406.110. Online Notarization Procedures
Section 406.111. Fees for Online Notarization
Section 406.112. Termination of Online Notary Public's Commission
Section 406.113. Wrongful Possession of Software or Hardware; Criminal Offense