Sec. 406.016. AUTHORITY. (a) A notary public has the same authority as the county clerk to: (1) take acknowledgments or proofs of written instruments; (2) protest instruments permitted by law to be protested; (3) administer oaths; (4) take depositions as provided by Section 20.001 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and (5) certify copies of documents not recordable in the public records. (b) A notary public shall sign an instrument in Subsection (a) in the name under which the notary public is commissioned. (c) A notary public may not issue an identification card. (d) A notary public not licensed to practice law in this state may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
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