1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.43 – Reasons to Refuse Online Notarization In addition to those in § RSA 87.42 of this title (relating to Refusal of Requests for Notarial Services) in which a notary public is authorized to refuse a notarization, an online notary shall refuse to perform an online notarization if: (1) The…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.42 – Refusal of Requests for Notarial Services (a) A notary public is authorized to refuse to perform a notarial act if:(1) the notary public has reasonable grounds to believe that the principal is acting under coercion or undue influence; (2) the notary public has reasonable grounds to believe that…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.41 – Online Notarization Procedures (a) An online notarization may only be performed by a notary who is commissioned as an online notary public. (b) An online notary public shall not perform an online notarization if the online notary public is not physically in Texas at the time of the…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.40 – Traditional Notarization Procedures (a) A traditional notary public shall not perform a notarization if the principal does not personally appear before the notary at the time of notarization in accordance with § RSA 87.1 of this title (relating to Definitions). (b) The methods by which a traditional notary…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.35 – Time for Action The secretary of state may take disciplinary action for an act or omission which occurred during a prior term of office. The secretary may also require any pending complaints against a notary public that remain at the expiration of the notary public’s prior commission to…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.34 – Disciplinary Action (a) The secretary of state has discretion to determine that the conduct that forms the basis of a complaint against a notary public does not warrant disciplinary action against the notary public and take no further action on the complaint. If the secretary of state determines…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.33 – Complaint Procedures (a) The secretary of state may determine that the allegations in the complaint are not sufficient to warrant formal disciplinary action. In such case, the secretary of state may:(1) take no action on the complaint; (2) informally advise the notary public of the appropriate conduct and…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.32 – Submitting a Complaint (a) The jurisdiction of the secretary of state to investigate a complaint is limited to individuals who are commissioned or have applied for commission or renewal of a commission as a Texas notary public. The jurisdiction of the secretary of state to investigate a complaint…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.31 – Good Cause Good cause may include the following: (1) a false statement knowingly made in a notary public application; (2) a final conviction for the violation of any law concerning the regulation of the conduct of notaries public in this state or any other state; (3) use of…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.30 – Rejection of Application and Revocation of Commission The secretary of state shall, for ineligibility or good cause, reject any application, revoke the commission of any notary public, or take other disciplinary action, as outlined in § RSA 87.34 of this title (relating to Disciplinary Action), against a notary…