Bill Text: TX HB2501 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to an identifying number assigned to a notary public by the secretary of state.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-17 - No action taken in committee [HB2501 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2501-Engrossed.html
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By: Bohac | H.B. No. 2501 |
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relating to an identifying number assigned to a notary public by the | ||
secretary of state. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 406.001, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 406.001. APPOINTMENTS. (a) The secretary of state may | ||
appoint a notary public at any time. | ||
(b) The secretary of state shall assign each notary public | ||
an identifying number and keep a record of the number assigned to | ||
each notary public. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 406.008(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) When the commission is issued, the secretary of state | ||
shall supply the notary public with: | ||
(1) materials outlining the powers and duties of the | ||
office; | ||
(2) a list of prohibited acts; [ |
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(3) sample forms for an acknowledgment, jurat, and | ||
verification and for the administering of an oath, protest, and | ||
deposition; and | ||
(4) the identifying number assigned to the notary | ||
public. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 406.013(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A notary public shall provide a seal of office that | ||
clearly shows, when embossed, stamped, or printed on a document, | ||
the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five | ||
points, the notary public's name, the notary public's identifying | ||
number, and the date the notary public's commission expires. The | ||
notary public shall authenticate all official acts with the seal of | ||
office. | ||
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Act | ||
that the secretary of state issue an identifying number to each | ||
notary public, the secretary of state is required to issue an | ||
identifying number only to a notary public who applies for a | ||
commission or a reappointment on or after the effective date of this | ||
Act. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |