- (a) The secretary of state appoints notaries public under the provisions of article IV, §26 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 406, Government Code.
- (b) All persons applying for a notary public commission shall use the application form prescribed by the secretary of state.
- (c) The application form is available on the secretary of state web site at www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/statforms.shtml or may be obtained by writing the Office of the Secretary of State, Notary Public Unit, P.O. Box 13375, Austin, Texas 78711. See form 2301. The application form for a notary who is an officer or employee of a state agency is form 2301-NB, available on the web site of the State Office of Risk Management at www.sorm.state.tx.us.
Source Note:The provisions of this §87.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9395.