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Texas Notary Starter Kit: Requirements, Fees, ID Rules, Remote Notarization and Startup Checklist
Texas runs applications through SOSPortal, requires a $10,000 bond and, under SB 693, education. Online notaries need a separate commission. This kit sorts out which applies to you.
$29 one time · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Texans applying through SOSPortal, new Texas notaries, and Texas notaries adding an online notary commission.
Why it is different
- Every fee and rule is taken from the Texas Secretary of State, with the source named under each table.
- Record book pages match the nine entries Texas law requires.
- Plain Word files you can edit and PDFs you can print today.
What is inside
- SB 693 education and SOSPortal. Who qualifies in Texas, the education requirement and how the SOSPortal application works.
- $10,000 bond, fee schedule and record book. The Texas bond, the state fee schedule, the nine record book entries and seal rules, with sources.
- Online notary commission and notario rules. The separate Texas online notary commission and the state's advertising rules.
- Texas commission checklist. From education to bond, SOSPortal and first appointment.
- Texas startup budget. State costs from official pages, with blanks for bond, seal and record book quotes.
- Texas record book pages. Printable pages with a column for each of the nine entries Texas requires.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
Get it
Texas Notary Starter Kit
Want every toolkit? The toolkit membership includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly.
Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information from official Texas sources, not legal advice. Notary law changes; confirm current rules with the Texas Secretary of State. Not affiliated with the State of Texas. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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