Sec. 405.019.  LIST OF STATES REQUIRING AN OFFICIAL SEAL FOR CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.  (a)  The secretary of state annually shall compile a list of those states or territories within the United States that require a notary public to validate a certificate of an acknowledgement, proof of a written instrument, or a jurat by attaching an official seal.
(b)  The secretary of state shall make the list available to the county clerks of this state before January 1 of each year.
(c)  The secretary of state shall amend the list and make the amended list available to the county clerks of this state if the secretary learns that a state or territory has changed its requirements relating to a notary public in a manner that requires it to be added to or deleted from the list.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 907 (S.B. 792), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.