| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to recordings, acknowledgments, and proofs of certain |
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| 8 | 6 | | written instruments. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Sections 406.014(a) and (c), Government Code, |
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| 11 | 9 | | are amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | (a) A notary public other than a court clerk notarizing |
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| 13 | 11 | | instruments for the court shall keep in a book a record of: |
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| 14 | 12 | | (1) the date of each instrument notarized; |
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| 15 | 13 | | (2) the date of the notarization; |
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| 16 | 14 | | (3) the name of the signer, grantor, or maker; |
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| 17 | 15 | | (4) the signer's, grantor's, or maker's mailing |
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| 18 | 16 | | address [residence or alleged residence]; |
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| 19 | 17 | | (5) whether the signer, grantor, or maker is |
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| 20 | 18 | | personally known by the notary public, was identified by an |
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| 21 | 19 | | identification card issued by a governmental agency or a passport |
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| 22 | 20 | | issued by the United States, or was introduced to the notary public |
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| 23 | 21 | | and, if introduced, the name and mailing address [residence or |
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| 24 | 22 | | alleged residence] of the individual introducing the signer, |
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| 25 | 23 | | grantor, or maker; |
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| 26 | 24 | | (6) if the instrument is proved by a witness, the |
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| 27 | 25 | | mailing address [residence] of the witness, whether the witness is |
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| 28 | 26 | | personally known by the notary public or was introduced to the |
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| 29 | 27 | | notary public and, if introduced, the name and mailing address |
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| 30 | 28 | | [residence] of the individual introducing the witness; |
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| 31 | 29 | | (7) the name and mailing address [residence] of the |
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| 32 | 30 | | grantee; |
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| 33 | 31 | | (8) if land is conveyed or charged by the instrument, |
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| 34 | 32 | | the name of the original grantee and the county where the land is |
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| 35 | 33 | | located; and |
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| 36 | 34 | | (9) a brief description of the instrument. |
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| 37 | 35 | | (c) A notary public shall, on payment of all fees, provide a |
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| 38 | 36 | | certified copy of any record of official acts in the notary public's |
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| 39 | 37 | | book of record [office] to any person requesting the copy. |
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| 40 | 38 | | SECTION 2. Sections 121.012(b) and (c), Civil Practice and |
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| 41 | 39 | | Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 42 | 40 | | (b) If the execution of the instrument is acknowledged by |
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| 43 | 41 | | the grantor of the instrument, the statement must also contain: |
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| 44 | 42 | | (1) the grantor's mailing address [known or alleged |
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| 45 | 43 | | residence]; |
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| 46 | 44 | | (2) whether the grantor is personally known to the |
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| 47 | 45 | | officer; and |
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| 48 | 46 | | (3) if the grantor is unknown to the officer, the name |
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| 49 | 47 | | and mailing address [residence] of the person who introduced the |
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| 50 | 48 | | grantor to the officer, if any. |
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| 51 | 49 | | (c) If the execution of the instrument is proved by a |
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| 52 | 50 | | witness who signed the instrument, the statement must also contain: |
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| 53 | 51 | | (1) the name of the witness; |
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| 54 | 52 | | (2) the mailing address [known or alleged residence] |
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| 55 | 53 | | of the witness; |
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| 56 | 54 | | (3) whether the witness is personally known to the |
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| 57 | 55 | | officer; and |
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| 58 | 56 | | (4) if the witness is unknown to the officer, the name |
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| 59 | 57 | | and mailing address [known or alleged residence] of the person who |
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| 60 | 58 | | introduced the witness to the officer, if any. |
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| 61 | 59 | | SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to the |
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| 62 | 60 | | notarization, acknowledgment, or proof of a written instrument made |
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| 63 | 61 | | on or after the effective date of this Act. A notarization, |
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| 64 | 62 | | acknowledgment, or proof of a written instrument made before the |
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| 65 | 63 | | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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| 66 | 64 | | date the notarization, acknowledgment, or proof was made, and the |
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| 67 | 65 | | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 68 | 66 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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