1. (a) An applicant must fulfill the education requirement under Texas Government Code §406.006 before the applicant may apply for appointment as a Texas notary public.
2. (b) To fulfill the education requirement, an applicant must first pay the notary education course fee specified in §87.5(a) of this title (relating to Notary Education Fees).

3. (c) After payment of the required notary education course fee, an applicant must take a notary education course that does not exceed two hours and has been established and offered by the secretary of state. The applicant must successfully answer a minimum of 70% of questions presented to the applicant during the education course.

   1. (1) If an applicant is applying for a traditional notary public commission, the applicant fulfills the education requirement by taking a notary education course and successfully answering questions on traditional notary subject matter.
   2. (2) If an applicant is also applying for an online notary public commission, the applicant fulfills the education requirement by taking a notary education course and successfully answering questions on online notary public subject matter.
4. (d) An applicant must take the notary education course on or before the 90th day after the date on which the secretary of state receives the course fee from the applicant. Failure to take the education course within 90 days will result in forfeiture of the course fee, and any completion of the course after the 90-day period has expired will not fulfill the education requirement. The applicant must pay a new fee to reattempt the notary education course.
5. (e) An applicant may not complete a notary education course more than 3 times in a 3-month period to fulfill the education requirement.

Source Note:The provisions of this §87.8 adopted to be effective January 1, 2026, 50 TexReg 8541.