1 Tex. Admin. Code § 87.50

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 48, November 29, 2024

Section 87.50 - Prohibition Against Entering Personal Information in a Notary Record Book

(a) A notary public (other than a court clerk notarizing instruments for the court) shall not record in the notary's record book:

(1) an identification number that was assigned by a governmental agency or by the United States to the principal and that is set forth on the identification card or passport presented as identification;

(2) any other number that could be used to identify the principal of the document; or

(3) a biometric identifier, including a fingerprint, voice print, and retina or iris image.

(b) This section does not prohibit a notary public from recording a number related to the mailing address of the principal of the document or the instrument.

(c) This section does not apply to the audio-visual recording required by an online notary public performing an online notarization.

(d) A notary public who inadvertently records information prohibited under subsection (a) of this section shall redact such information prior to providing public access to or copies of the notary record book.

1 Tex. Admin. Code § 87.50

The provisions of this §87.50 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9395; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 33, August 17, 2018, TexReg 5360, eff. 8/19/2018