1. (a) A Texas notary public must fulfill the continuing education requirement under Texas Government Code §406.011 before the notary public may apply for reappointment as a Texas notary public.
2. (b) To fulfill the continuing education requirement, a notary public must first pay the notary continuing education course fee specified in §87.5(b) of this title (relating to Notary Education Fees).

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

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

Source Note:The provisions of this §87.9 adopted to be effective January 1, 2026, 50 TexReg 8541.