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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049 Order Primary source read

Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017)

Texas Government Code, Chapter 406, Subchapter C, Online Notary Public

Texas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3) · Texas (Legislature) - permanent statute, context (State)

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Jurisdiction
Texas (Legislature) - permanent statute, context · Texas
Level
State
Authority
Tex. Const. art. III
Issued
2018-07-01 July 1, 2018
Effective
2018-07-01
End
Permanent (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
July 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • online notaries public commissioned by the Secretary of State
  • parties to notarized documents
Functions reached
  • CL closings (context)
  • OF
  • FI
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

Sec. 406.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:... (9) 'Online notarization' 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)

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).

Retrieval note

Context only.

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