A notary public is not disqualified from taking an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument as provided by Section 406.016, Government Code, solely because of the person's ownership of stock or participation interest in or employment by a trust institution that is an interested party in the underlying transaction, including a state trust company or a trust institution organized under the laws of another state that lawfully maintains an office in this state.
Tex. Fin. Code § 199.002
AUTHORITY TO ACT AS NOTARY PUBLIC
Known as the Texas Trust Company Act
The act spans §§ 181–199 (242 sections).
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.