{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 406.004","heading":"ELIGIBILITY.","body":"(a) Each person appointed and commissioned as a notary public shall be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the State of Texas and must not have been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude.\n(b) If the secretary of state discovers, at any time, that an applicant to be a notary public or a commissioned notary public is not eligible to serve as a notary public, the secretary of state shall:\n(1) reject the notary application; or\n(2) revoke the notary commission.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 719, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 766 (H.B. 2235), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 406. NOTARY PUBLIC; COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS","SUBCHAPTER A. NOTARY PUBLIC"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.406.htm#406.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a584eab87dfbf07c9bcaaa36cd2e1ecb8f634a53eecfbf232481ab9aa95bad17","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}