Notary Services

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A notary has the power to perform various official acts, known as “notarial acts”.

The Texas Notary Public Duties and Practices are to:

Take acknowledgments

Administer oaths and affirmations

Take depositions

Certify copies of documents not recordable in the public records

Protest Instruments

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Texas notaries are not authorized to certify true copies of birth, death, or marriage certificates. Only the Division of Vital Records/Statistics may perform such a certification. Texas notaries are not authorized to perform marriage ceremonies.