Texas Finally Raises Notary Public Stamp Fees From $6 to $10 Effective September 1st 2023

Texas finally raises notary public stamp fees from $6 to $10 effective September 1st, 2023

Written by Apostille Texas

Posted on 09/01/23

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September 1, 2023

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Texas House Bill 255 was passed on June 10, 2023, and will go into effect on September 1, 2023.

This new notary law allows a Texas notary to record in their notary journal the expiration date of an identification card issued by a governmental agency (including a passport issued by the United States).

Furthermore, the law raises the maximum fees a notary is allowed to charge from $6 to $10 for:

Additionally, HB 255 ties notary fees to inflation by allowing the Texas Secretary of State to adjust the fees a notary can charge every five years. To do so, the secretary of state will apply the inflation rate, if any, to the current notarial fee amounts. This inflation rate will be determined by the comptroller using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

Bill here ==> https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB255/id/2811818