Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 4 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Chapter 87 - NOTARY PUBLIC
Subchapter E - NOTARY PROCEDURES
Section 87.42 - Refusal of Requests for Notarial Services
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 87.42
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) A notary public is authorized to refuse to perform a notarial act if:
(1) the notary
public has reasonable grounds to believe that the principal is acting under
coercion or undue influence;
(2)
the notary public has reasonable grounds to believe that the document in
connection with which the notarial act is requested may be used for an unlawful
or improper purpose;
(3) the notary
public has reasonable grounds to believe the signing party does not have the
capacity to understand the contents of the document; or
(4) the notary public is not familiar with
the type of notarization requested.
(b) A notary public who is employed by a governmental body shall not perform notarial services that interfere with the notary's discharge of the notary's duties as a public employee.
(c) An employer may limit or prohibit an employee who is a notary public from notarizing during work hours.
(d) A notary public may not refuse a request for notarial services on the basis of the sex, age, religion, race, ethnicity or national origin of the requesting party.
(e) A notary public should refuse a request for notarial services only after careful deliberation.
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