{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-405.019","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 405.019","heading":"LIST OF STATES REQUIRING AN OFFICIAL SEAL FOR CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.","body":"(a) The secretary of state annually shall compile a list of those states or territories within the United States that require a notary public to validate a certificate of an acknowledgement, proof of a written instrument, or a jurat by attaching an official seal.\n(b) The secretary of state shall make the list available to the county clerks of this state before January 1 of each year.\n(c) The secretary of state shall amend the list and make the amended list available to the county clerks of this state if the secretary learns that a state or territory has changed its requirements relating to a notary public in a manner that requires it to be added to or deleted from the list.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 907 (S.B. 792), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 405. SECRETARY OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER B. DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.405.htm#405.019","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c11fbe60c608b3b56781792c1313257c0bc46314e8295d94b5cb734d17b5d3e7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-405.018","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-405.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}