252.401
(a) This subchapter shall be applicable to a state department, commission, board, institution, court, or institution of higher education or soil conservation district of the state. This subchapter does not apply to any other political subdivisions of the state. (b) Surety bonds shall not be purchased without approval of the Office. State agencies failing to […]
252.403
(a) State agencies shall initiate the process of purchasing surety bonds by submitting the SORM-201 not later than 30 days before the inception date of the bond. (b) The following factors shall be considered by the Office in determining the necessity of surety bonds for state agencies: (1) whether the bond is required under the […]
252.405
(a) Claims against surety bonds shall be reported by entities subject to this subchapter in the manner provided in § 252.311. (b) Claims against surety bonds shall be reported by insurers in the manner provided in § 252.313. The provisions of this §252.405 adopted to be effective December 22, 2002, 27 TexReg 11779.
252.501
(a) State employees whose duties include service as notaries shall serve without bond and shall not submit a notary bond or notary bond filing fee with their notary applications. Notaries without bond shall otherwise meet the general requirements of Government Code, Chapter 406, including but not limited to, maintaining a notary record book and taking […]
252.503
(a) Applicants shall complete the Secretary of State (SOS) form 2301-NB and the SORM-201 and provide it to the employing agency for submission to the Office. (b) The agency shall submit to the office: (1) the original SOS form 2301-NB; (2) the original SORM-203; and (3) an inter-agency transfer voucher (ITV) payable to the Secretary […]
252.505
(a) The agency shall provide a stamp to the notary upon which “Notary without Bond” is affixed. Information for ordering the stamp is available on the Office’s website or by contacting the Bonds and Insurance Section of the Office. A notary without bond may not use a stamp unless the stamp contains the additional line […]
252.507
(a) Upon transfer of any notary without bond to another state agency, the new agency shall immediately notify the Bonds and Insurance Section of the Office using the SORM-204. (b) Upon termination of any notary without bond, the terminating agency shall immediately notify the Bonds and Insurance Section of the Office using the SORM-204. (c) […]
252.509
(a) A state employee is not prohibited from purchasing a notary bond or paying the Secretary of State’s bond filing fee at personal expense. The cost of the notary bond filing fee and bond premium shall not be reimbursed by any state agency or with any other state funds. State employees who purchase a notary […]
252.511
Claims against notaries without bond shall be reported by entities subject to this subchapter in the manner provided in § 252.311. The provisions of this §252.511 adopted to be effective December 22, 2002, 27 TexReg 11780.
251.507
(a) The total assessment will be divided among participating agencies based on each agency’s: (1) payroll as a percentage of all participating agencies’ payroll; (2) FTEs as a percentage of the total of all participating agencies’ FTEs; (3) the total number of accepted claims as multiplied by the agency’s IFR modifier; (4) claim costs as […]