How to Become a Notary in Texas: Requirements, Fees and Bond
Texas notaries are commissioned through: Texas Secretary of State. The commission term is not stated as a single figure in the official source. A surety bond is required; the amount was not confirmed. Remote online notarization is allowed. Fields shown as not verified were not found on the official source; check the source page below.
| State | Texas |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | TX |
| Commissioning office | Texas Secretary of State |
| Commission term | Not verified from the official source |
| Surety bond required | Yes |
| Bond amount | Not verified from the official source |
| Application fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, acknowledgment | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, jurat | Not verified from the official source |
| Fee note | The page links to a fee schedule that was not read. |
| Remote online notarization (RON) allowed | Yes |
| Maximum RON fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Training required | Yes |
| Exam required | Not verified from the official source |
| Minimum age | 18 |
| Residency rule | Texas resident |
| Official source | https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/notary-public.shtml |
| Additional official sources | https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/pdf/GV.406.pdf |
| Last verified | 2026-10-12 |
| Notes on how the row was compiled | Fetched page: proof of a surety bond from a licensed Texas bonding company, education requirement completed in the SOS Notary Portal, age 18, Texas resident, and online notaries use two-way audio-video with a digital certificate. The page gives no bond amount, term or fee, so those are null (a search extract of Gov't Code 406 shows a $10,000 bond and four-year term but the statute text itself was not read). The page does not mention an exam, so exam is null. |
Official source (plain text, copy into your browser): https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/notary-public.shtml
Last verified: 2026-10-12