- 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, and the date the notary
public's commission expires. The notary public shall authenticate
all official acts with the seal of office.
- The seal may be a circular form not more than two inches
in diameter or a rectangular form not more than one inch in width
and 2-1/2 inches in length. The seal must have a serrated or milled
edge border.
- The seal must be affixed by a seal press or stamp that
embosses or prints a seal that legibly reproduces the required
elements of the seal under photographic methods. An indelible ink
pad must be used for affixing by a stamp the impression of a seal on
an instrument to authenticate the notary public's official act.
- Subsection (c) does not apply to an electronically
transmitted authenticated document, except that an electronically
transmitted authenticated document must legibly reproduce the
required elements of the seal.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended
by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, § 2.71(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1989;
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 95, § 2, eff. May 11, 2001.
