Notary Seal

Tex. Gov't. Code Ann. §406.013 requires a notary public to use a seal of office to authenticate the Notary Public’s official acts. Section §406.013 states:

1. Notary public seal

   A notary public shall provide a seal of office that clearly shows, when embossed, stamped, or printed on a document, the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five points, the notary public's name, and the date the notary public's commission expires. The notary public shall authenticate all official acts with the seal of office.
    
2. The seal may be a circular form not more than two (2) inches in diameter. Or a rectangular form not more than one (1) inch in width and two and one half (2½) inches in length. The seal must have a serrated or milled edge border.
    
3. The seal must be affixed by a seal press or stamp that embosses or prints a seal that legibly reproduces the required elements of the seal under photographic methods. An indelible inkpad must be used for affixing by a stamp the impression of a seal on an instrument to authenticate the notary public's official act.
    
4. Subsection (c) does not apply to an electronically transmitted authenticated document, except that an electronically transmitted authenticated document must legibly reproduce the required elements of the seal.