Texas Secretary of State normally takes between 10-25 business days to approve Notary Public application due to background check being completed on every notary application received.
FAQ Category: Texas Notary FAQs
Maybe not. Texas notaries have statewide jurisdiction. Gov’t Code § 406.003. Accordingly, a Texas notary does not appear to be authorized to take an oath or acknowledgement, or perform any other notarial act, on a federal enclave or an Indian reservation. See Tex. Atty. Gen. Op. JC-0390 (2001) (finding that […]
Does a Texas notary public have jurisdiction on a U.S. ...
Yes. The Texas Attorney General’s office has issued an opinion supporting the authority of a private employer to limit or prohibit the notarial activities of its employees during work hours. Tex. Atty. Gen. Op. GA-0723.
Can a private employer restrict the notarial activities of an ...
No. Although the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would allow a notary public to fill out Form I-9 on the behalf of an employer, Texas notaries public are not provided this authority under Texas law. Therefore, if an employer requests that you complete any portion of a Form […]
Can I complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on ...
Any Texas notary may perform an electronic notarization. An electronic notarization must meet all of the requirements of any other notarization, such as the requirement that the signer personally appear before the notary to acknowledge the document. In addition, the notary’s electronic seal must reproduce the required elements of the […]
What are the requirements for performing an electronic notarization?
A notary must sign the notarial certificate using the same name that is listed on the commission issued by the secretary of state. However, as long as the name matches, the signature of the notary may be printed, written, typed, stamped, etc. The individual signing the document may sign in […]
Are there restrictions on the way an instrument is signed?
Every commissioned notary public has a duty to safeguard his/her notary materials. However, if your notary seal or record book has been misplaced or lost, send a letter to this office detailing the circumstances in which the materials went missing, the last time you used it, and any other relevant […]
What do I do if I lose my seal or ...
You may obtain an official certificate or apostille on a document notarized by a Texas notary public from the Authentications Unit of the secretary of state. Detailed information pertaining to the procedure for requesting certificates or apostilles may be found on our web site. The Texas secretary of state cannot […]
22. How do I obtain an official certificate or apostille ...
Follow one of these two options for school documents: Notarization of ORIGINAL school records would require you to return to the school to have the school official sign an affidavit in the presence of the notary public. For notarization of a PHOTOCOPY of the original school record, the owner of […]
How do I obtain an apostille/certificate on my school transcript ...
Texas Government Code §406.024 specifies that the notary public or the notary’s employer may charge the specified fees.