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Texas Notary Journal
Retail Price: $15.95

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Quality and Value

Keeping a notary journal is required by law in 16 states and strongly recommended in the rest.

A journal is an important chronicle of your notarial actions and can help protect you in the event of future legal proceedings. The Modern Journal meets all state requirements and contains room for nearly 500 entries, with multiple notarizations per entry. Other features include:

 - 128 numbered heavy-weight pages
 - tamper-proof soft binding and sewn construction
 - durable cover material
 - time-saving checkboxes
 - complete instructions

Every attempt has been made to strike the perfect balance between quality and economy - we hope you'll agree.


What does the law say about the Texas Notary Journal?
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Texas Notary Law
§ 406.014. Notary Records
  1. A notary public other than a court clerk notarizing instruments for the court shall keep in a book a record of:
    1. the date of each instrument notarized;
    2. the date of the notarization;
    3. the name of the signer, grantor, or maker;
    4. the signer's, grantor's, or maker's residence or alleged residence;
    5. whether the signer, grantor, or maker is personally known by the notary public, was identified by an identification card issued by a governmental agency or a passport issued by the United States, or was introduced to the notary public and, if introduced, the name and residence or alleged residence of the individual introducing the signer, grantor, or maker;
    6. if the instrument is proved by a witness, the residence of the witness, whether the witness is personally known by the notary public or was introduced to the notary public and, if introduced, the name and residence of the individual introducing the witness;
    7. the name and residence of the grantee;
    8. if land is conveyed or charged by the instrument, the name of the original grantee and the county where the land is located; and
    9. a brief description of the instrument.
  2. Entries in the notary's book are public information.
  3. A notary public shall, on payment of all fees, provide a certified copy of any record in the notary public's office to any person requesting the copy.
  4. A notary public who administers an oath pursuant to Article 45.019, Code of Criminal Procedure, is exempt from the requirement in Subsection (a) of recording that oath.
  5. A notary public may maintain the records required by Subsection (a) electronically in a computer or other storage device.


  6. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, § 2.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 406, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 451, § 1, eff. June 14, 1989; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, § 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 103, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.


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