Maintenance Notice: Trademarks, Data Brokers and various other applications will be unavailable on January 20, starting at 6:00 p.m.
THE OFFICE OF THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 20 IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY.
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, OUR LOBBY WALK-IN HOURS WILL BE 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. (CENTRAL), MONDAY - FRIDAY.

Notary & Authentication Services

Lobby Walk-in Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Central Time

Effective May 15, 2024, walk-in customers will be limited to 10 apostille transactions per person.
If you have more than 10 requests, you may place them in our drop box for a 24-48 hour turnaround.

Current Processing Times
Apostille/Authentications – We are currently processing mailed documents received December 19, 2024.
Notary - We are currently processing mailed applications received January 6, 2025. We are currently processing eNotary applications received January 15, 2025.