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Texas Constitution art. 4 §26

In force on Jul 31, 2018 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

NOTARIES PUBLIC

(a) The Secretary of State shall appoint a convenient number of Notaries Public for the state who shall perform such duties as now are or may be prescribed by law. The qualifications of Notaries Public shall be prescribed by law. (b) The terms of office of Notaries Public shall be not less than two years nor more than four years as provided by law. (Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 5, 1940, and Nov. 6, 1979.)

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Feb 17, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.

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Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-1095 (Jun 07, 2014): Authority of a notary public to withhold or redact certain information from copies of entries in a notary public record book

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