1 Texas Administrative Code § 87.50 – Prohibition Against Entering Personal Information in a Notary Record Book
(a) A notary public (other than a court clerk notarizing instruments for the court) shall not record in the notary’s record book:
(1) an identification number that was assigned by a governmental agency or by the United States to the principal and that is set forth on the identification card or passport presented as identification;
(2) any other number that could be used to identify the principal of the document; or
(3) a biometric identifier, including a fingerprint, voice print, and retina or iris image.
(b) This section does not prohibit a notary public from recording a number related to the mailing address of the principal of the document or the instrument.
(c) This section does not apply to the audio-visual recording required by an online notary public performing an online notarization.
(d) A notary public who inadvertently records information prohibited under subsection (a) of this section shall redact such information prior to providing public access to or copies of the notary record book.
