Texas Notary Requirements

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 121.005 (Proof of identity of acknowledging person). (a) An officer may not take the acknowledgment of a written instrument unless the officer knows or has satisfactory evidence that the acknowledging person is the person who executed the instrument and is described in it. An officer may accept, as satisfactory evidence of the identity of an acknowledging person, only: (1) the oath of a credible witness who: (A) is personally known to the officer; or (B) provides the officer with a current identification card or other document issued by the federal government or any state government that contains the photograph and signature of the witness; (2) a current identification card or other document issued by the federal government or any state government that contains the photograph and signature of the acknowledging person; or (3) with respect to a deed or other instrument relating to a residential real estate transaction, a current passport issued by a foreign country.

Tex. Gov't Code § 406.014 (NOTARY RECORDS): (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 the notarization; (3) the name of the signer, grantor, or maker; (4) the signer's, grantor's, or maker's mailing address; (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 mailing address of the individual introducing the signer, grantor, or maker; (6) if the instrument is proved by a witness, the mailing address 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 mailing address of the individual introducing the witness; (7) the name and mailing address 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. (b) Entries in the notary's book are public information. (c) A notary public shall, on payment of all fees, provide a certified copy of any record of official acts in the notary public's book of record to any person requesting the copy. (e) A notary public may maintain the records required by Subsection (a) electronically in a computer or other storage device. (f) A notary public may record the expiration date of an identification card issued by a governmental agency or passport issued by the United States if the signer, grantor, or maker presents the card or passport to the notary public as identification. (g) A notary public shall retain the records required by Subsection (a) until the 10th anniversary of the date of notarization.
1 TAC § 87.50 (PROHIBITION AGAINST ENTERING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN A NOTARY RECORD BOOK): (a) A notary public (other than a court clerk notarizing instruments for the court) shall not record in the notary's record book: (1) an identification number that was assigned by a governmental agency or by the United States to the principal and that is set forth on the identification card or passport presented as identification; (2) any other number that could be used to identify the principal of the document; or (3) a biometric identifier, including a fingerprint, voice print, and retina or iris image. (b) This section does not prohibit a notary public from recording a number related to the mailing address of the principal of the document or the instrument. (c) This section does not apply to the audio-visual recording required by an online notary public performing an online notarization. (d) A notary public who inadvertently records information prohibited under subsection (a) of this section shall redact such information prior to providing public access to or copies of the notary record book.

Tex. Gov't Code § 406.024 (FEES CHARGED BY NOTARY PUBLIC): (a) A notary public or its employer may charge the following fees: (1) for protesting a bill or note for nonacceptance or nonpayment, register and seal, a fee of $4; (2) for each notice of protest, a fee of $1; (3) for protesting in all other cases, a fee of $4; (4) for a certificate and seal to a protest, a fee of $4; (5) for taking the acknowledgment or proof of a deed or other instrument in writing, for registration, including certificate and seal, a fee of $10 for the first signature and $1 for each additional signature; (6) for administering an oath or affirmation with certificate and seal, a fee of $10; (7) for a certificate under seal not otherwise provided for, a fee of $10; (8) for a copy of a record or paper in the notary public's office, a fee of 50 cents for each page; (9) for taking the deposition of a witness, 50 cents for each 100 words; (10) for swearing a witness to a deposition, certificate, seal, and other business connected with taking the deposition, a fee of $10. (c) The secretary of state shall review the fees in Subsection (a) at least every five years and may adjust them to reflect changes in the consumer price index.