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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to records of a notary public. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 406.014(a) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A notary public other than a court clerk notarizing |
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instruments for the court shall keep in a book a record of: |
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(1) the date of each instrument notarized; |
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(2) the date of the notarization; |
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(3) the name of the signer, grantor, or maker; |
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(4) the signer's, grantor's, or maker's address |
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[residence or alleged residence]; |
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(5) whether the signer, grantor, or maker is |
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personally known by the notary public, was identified by an |
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identification card issued by a governmental agency or a passport |
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issued by the United States, or was introduced to the notary public |
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and, if introduced, the name and address [residence or alleged
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residence] of the individual introducing the signer, grantor, or |
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maker; |
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(6) if the instrument is proved by a witness, the |
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address [residence] of the witness, whether the witness is |
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personally known by the notary public or was introduced to the |
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notary public and, if introduced, the name and address [residence] |
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of the individual introducing the witness; |
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(7) the name and address [residence] of the grantee; |
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(8) if land is conveyed or charged by the instrument, |
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the name of the original grantee and the county where the land is |
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located; and |
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(9) a brief description of the instrument. |
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(c) A notary public shall, on payment of all fees, provide a |
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certified copy of any record of official acts in the notary public's |
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book of record [office] to any person requesting the copy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |