Reply by eXpedN_TX on 12/16/05 2:06pm
Msg #83053
In Texas this is what our law states:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to fees charged by a notary public.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 406.024, Government Code, is amended by
1-5 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-6 (c) A notary public may not add any additional costs to the
1-7 fees authorized by Subsection (a) for travel expenses or any other
1-8 incidental expenses associated with the services for which the
1-9 notary public may charge the authorized fee.
1-10 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-11 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-12 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-13 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-14 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
So to be sure I was doing the right thing, I emailed the SOS about this issue and they responded with the following:
"Thank you for your inquiry. Charges for travel by a Notary are not specified by law. Such fees are allowed only if the Notary and signer agree beforehand on the amount charged. The signer must understand that a travel fee is not stipulated in law and is therefore separate from the notarial fees. There is no limit on travel fees by either a regular Notary or a Notary Signing Agent. You can negotiate for any travel fees incurred regardless of your being a Certified Notary Signing Agent or not."
My suggestion to you would be to contact your Secretary of State and see their take on it. Good luck and Happy Holidays!!!
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Reply by JessNC on 12/16/05 7:57pm
Msg #83099
So far, from what I have read and understood (on Sec Of State site mostly), a lot of the new laws pertain to "e-notarizations", which I am just not all that familiar with. I wanted to go to a class to find out more about this...the NNA was advertising some classes and I thought about doing the online course to find out more... but have you heard anything else about general notarization pertaining to us as NSA's? I will post any info I learn...
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