About the Statutory Documents Section
Notario Publico? Not in Texas!
A comparison between a Texas notary public and a Mexican Notario Publico.
Statutory Documents is responsible for registering many different types of organizations and their agents. All notaries must apply, be appointed, and qualify for their commission through this section. Statutory Documents also functions as a depository for many miscellaneous filings. Our objective is to review all documents for statutory compliance, then to accept or reject the documents as soon as possible. All accepted documents are processed in a timely manner, recorded, filed, and made available to the public upon request. The many different duties of this section are divided among four units.
Educational Materials
- Information on the duties of a notary public is available in the Notary Public Educational Information (PPS, 885k) PowerPoint presentation.
- Apostille (PPS, 675k) PowerPoint presentation. [Presentation materials prepared for the 53rd Annual Texas Vital Statistics Conference on December 11, 2007]
These Power Point Materials are offered as a public service for educational non-commercial use and are not intended to provide legal advice. While these materials are believed to be accurate, the Secretary of State makes no representations or warranties and disclaims any liability or responsibility for any errors.
The Secretary of State retains any underlying ownership and copyright in these materials, and the materials should not be reproduced, redistributed, published, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Secretary of State.