Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 4 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Chapter 87 - NOTARY PUBLIC
Subchapter A - NOTARY PUBLIC QUALIFICATIONS
Section 87.4 - Submission of Online Notary Public Application
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 87.4
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) An individual applying for an online notary public commission shall use the electronic submission platform developed by the secretary of state.
(b) The application shall include:
(1) the
applicant's name to be used in acting as an online notary public, which shall
match the name on the applicant's traditional notary public
commission;
(2) the applicant's
email address;
(3) the applicant's
digital certificate;
(4) a copy of
applicant's electronic seal in an acceptable file format;
(5) the applicant's notary public
identification number, as assigned by the secretary of state;
(6) an executed statement of officer, as
required by article XVI, §1 of the Texas Constitution; and
(7) a statement certifying that the
applicant:
(A) will comply with the standards
set forth in this chapter relating to identity proofing and credential
analysis;
(B) will use a third
party provider who has provided the notary with evidence of its ability to
provide an electronic technology standard that utilizes Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) technology from a PKI service provider that is X.509
compliant when attaching or logically associating the notary's electronic seal
and digital certificate to an electronic document;
(C) will, upon request by the secretary of
state, promptly provide any necessary instructions or techniques supplied by a
vendor that allow the online notary public's digital certificate and seal to be
read and authenticated; and
(D) is
at least 18 years of age, a resident of the State of Texas, and has not been
convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.
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