{"id":"AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas (Legislature) - permanent statute, context","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS","eco":"","issuer":"Texas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3)","authority":"Tex. Const. art. III","instrument":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017)","title":"Texas Government Code, Chapter 406, Subchapter C, Online Notary Public","dateIssued":"2018-07-01","effective":"2018-07-01","end":"Permanent","startDate":"2018-07-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["online notaries public commissioned by the Secretary of State","parties to notarized documents"],"clause":"Sec. 406.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:... (9) \u0027Online notarization\u0027 means a notarial act performed by [an online notary public using] two-way video and audio conference technology... Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), Sec. 3, eff. July 1, 2018.","enforcement":"Statute; Secretary of State commissioning and rules (1 Tex. Admin. Code ch. 87)","functions":["CL closings (context)","OF","FI"],"notes":"Context: because the statute did not reach self-proved wills, powers of attorney and fiduciary oaths, the Governor suspended those personal-appearance provisions on April 8, 2020 (AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044).","sourceUrl":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.406.htm","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":689196,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049","citation":"Texas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3), Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017) (July 1, 2018) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044"]}