| 1 | 1 | | 83R18820 CAE-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bohac H.B. No. 2501 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2501: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Smith C.S.H.B. No. 2501 |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to an identifying number assigned to a notary public by the |
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| 10 | 10 | | secretary of state. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 406.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 13 | 13 | | read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 406.001. APPOINTMENTS. (a) The secretary of state may |
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| 15 | 15 | | appoint a notary public at any time. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) The secretary of state shall assign each notary public |
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| 17 | 17 | | an identifying number and keep a record of the number assigned to |
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| 18 | 18 | | each notary public. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Section 406.008(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 20 | 20 | | to read as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) When the commission is issued, the secretary of state |
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| 22 | 22 | | shall supply the notary public with: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) materials outlining the powers and duties of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | office; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) a list of prohibited acts; [and] |
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| 26 | 26 | | (3) sample forms for an acknowledgment, jurat, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | verification and for the administering of an oath, protest, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | deposition; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) the identifying number assigned to the notary |
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| 30 | 30 | | public. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 3. Section 406.013(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 32 | 32 | | to read as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | (a) A notary public shall provide a seal of office that |
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| 34 | 34 | | clearly shows, when embossed, stamped, or printed on a document, |
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| 35 | 35 | | the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five |
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| 36 | 36 | | points, the notary public's name, the notary public's identifying |
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| 37 | 37 | | number, and the date the notary public's commission expires. The |
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| 38 | 38 | | notary public shall authenticate all official acts with the seal of |
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| 39 | 39 | | office. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 4. Notwithstanding the requirements of this Act |
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| 41 | 41 | | that the secretary of state issue an identifying number to each |
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| 42 | 42 | | notary public, the secretary of state is required to issue an |
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| 43 | 43 | | identifying number only to a notary public who applies for a |
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| 44 | 44 | | commission or a reappointment on or after the effective date of this |
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| 45 | 45 | | Act. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |
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