Tex. Fin. Code § 59.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
AUTHORITY OF NOTARY PUBLIC.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A notary public is not disqualified from taking an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument as provided by Section 406.016, Government Code, solely because of the person's ownership of stock or a participation interest in or employment by a financial institution that is an interested party to the underlying transaction.
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History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 344, Sec. 2.016, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.59.htm
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