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Texas Notary Public Resources

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Notary How-Tos

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How To
Become a Notary Public in Texas

Ultimate guide to getting your Notary Public commission

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How To
Renew as a Notary in Texas

Steps to renewing your Notary commission

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How To
Become a Notary Signing Agent

Overview on becoming a Notary Signing Agent

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How to Become a Remote Online Notary in Texas

Step-by-step process on applying to perform RONs

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How to Become an Electronic Notary

Requirements for notarizing electronic documents in person

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Texas Notary Laws

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Texas Notary Primer

From state Notary laws to best practices, this handbook has all of the information you need to perform notarizations confidently and according to law.

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Texas Law Summary

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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Recent Notary Legislation

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Jan 1
2025

TX House Bill 4504

House Bill 4504 makes a non-substantive statute reference change to the Government Code related to a Notary's exemption from the requirement to record certain oaths in their journals.

Jan 1
2024

TX Senate Bill 1780

Senate Bill 1780 adds a new authorization for Online Notaries to perform online notarizations on tangible documents and specifies requirements for these online notarial acts.

Sep 1
2023

TX Senate Bill 2186

Senate Bill 2186 addresses concerns with respect to executing anatomical gift records by adding the ability to have these documents notarized, but removes the notarization requirement for online registrations.

Sep 1
2023

TX House Bill 255

House Bill 255 prohibits a Notary from improperly using a seal, allows a Notary to record a government-issued ID card or U.S. passport expiration date in the Notary’s record book, and increases the fees a Notary may charge for most notarial acts.

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Secretary of State

Notary Public Unit

P.O. Box 13375

Austin, TX 78711

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