By: Carona S.B. No. 220
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maintenance of records by a notary public.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 406.014, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(a) 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 each [the] notarization;
(3) the name and signature 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.
(e) A notary public may maintain the records required by
Subsection (a), other than the signature of the signer, grantor, or
maker, electronically in a computer or other storage device.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.