Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 4 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Chapter 87 - NOTARY PUBLIC
Subchapter H - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE NOTARIZATIONS
Section 87.71 - Online notarization system
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
An online system used to perform online notarial acts by means of audio-video communication shall:
(1) provide for continuous, synchronous audio-visual feeds;
(2) provide sufficient video resolution and audio clarity to enable the online notary public and the principal to see and speak to each other simultaneously through live, real time transmission;
(3) provide sufficient captured image resolution for credential analysis to be performed in accordance with subchapter H of this chapter.
(4) include a means of authentication that reasonably ensures only the proper parties have access to the audio-video communication;
(5) provide some manner of ensuring that the electronic record that is presented for online notarization is the same record electronically signed by the principal;
(6) be capable of securely creating and storing or transmitting securely to be stored an electronic recording of the audio-video communication, keeping confidential the questions asked as part of any identity proofing quiz, and the means and methods used to generate the credential analysis output; and
(7) provide reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized access to: