Texas § FI.199.002 - AUTHORITY TO ACT AS NOTARY PUBLIC
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§ FI.199.002. AUTHORITY TO ACT AS NOTARY PUBLIC
AUTHORITY TO ACT AS NOTARY PUBLIC. 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 participation interest in or employment by a trust institution that is an interested party in the underlying transaction, including a state trust company or a trust institution organized under the laws of another state that lawfully maintains an office in this state. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 6.023(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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