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    Texas car title notarization

    In Texas the notary's job is identity and signature on the documents the county tax office will accept. The tax assessor-collector in the buyer's county processes Form 130-U and the assigned title. A notary cannot "transfer the title" from a kitchen table.

    How the appointment works

    1. Read the current Texas title and the county tax office checklist for your deal type (private sale, gift, out-of-state title, rebuilt).
    2. Gather the original title, photo ID for every signer, and a lien release if a lender is coming off.
    3. Fill Form 130-U but do not pre-sign lines that must be notarized.
    4. Each required signer appears before a Texas notary with ID. They do not always have to appear together if the county will take separately notarized signatures.
    5. You file the packet at the tax assessor-collector. The notary does not file it.

    What to bring

    The Texas title (or a certified copy if the original is lost: that is a different TxDMV process). Government photo ID for each person who must sign. Lien release if a lender is coming off the title. Form 130-U filled in but not pre-signed if the signature must be notarized in front of the notary.

    Out-of-state titles, rebuilt brands, and bonded titles have extra TxDMV rules. The notary does not decide those. If a required field is blank, a careful notary stops rather than notarizing a packet the window will reject.

    Private sale vs dealer

    Dealer deals usually run through the dealer's title clerk. Private sales, gifts, and family transfers are where people book a mobile notary: apartment parking lots in Houston, a driveway in Plano, a barracks off Joint Base San Antonio.

    Statutory notary fees follow Tex. Gov't Code § 406.024 ($10 first signature, $1 each additional on the same instrument). Travel is extra and must be agreed in writing first.

    After the appointment

    Take the notarized title and Form 130-U to the county tax office in the buyer's county. Ask that office whether they will accept a Texas online notarial certificate before you book RON. Many still want wet ink on the original title.

    Official instructions: TxDMV buying or selling a vehicle. Statewide notary rules live on the Texas notary hub.

    Texas directory

    City pages: Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth.

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