{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 406.022","heading":"EFFECT OF VACANCY.","body":"If the office of a notary public becomes vacant due to resignation, removal, or death, the county clerk of the county in which the notary public resides shall obtain the record books and public papers belonging to the office of the notary public and deposit them in the county clerk's office.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 406, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","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#406.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"dde9bb775d436e6c72b0b479a7c25ed429ed4820a7b26a96039cfa3d49b347c6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-406.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}