Tex. Gov't Code Section 405.019
List of States Requiring an Official Seal for Certain Documents

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Statutory References for Notary Seal Requirements

Texas Secretary of State, July 1, 2020

“The below list of U.S. states and territories indicates whether a notary public in that jurisdiction is required to validate notarial acts by affixing an official seal. The list also includes the source where the Texas secretary of state obtained the information…”
 
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(a)

The secretary of state annually shall compile a list of those states or territories within the United States that require a notary public to validate a certificate of an acknowledgement, proof of a written instrument, or a jurat by attaching an official seal.

(b)

The secretary of state shall make the list available to the county clerks of this state before January 1 of each year.

(c)

The secretary of state shall amend the list and make the amended list available to the county clerks of this state if the secretary learns that a state or territory has changed its requirements relating to a notary public in a manner that requires it to be added to or deleted from the list.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 907 (S.B. 792), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 405.019 — List of States Requiring an Official Seal for Certain Documents, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­405.­htm#405.­019 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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Apr. 20, 2024

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