# Texas — Notary public commission term length by US state — how many years a commission lasts before it must be renewed, quoted from the state's own statute

For Texas, commission term is expires four years after the date the notary public qualifies; statute is Tex. Gov't Code § 406.002, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Commission term:** expires four years after the date the notary public qualifies _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Tex. Gov't Code § 406.002 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The term of a notary public expires four years after the date the notary public qualifies.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> Tex. Gov't Code Section 406.002 Term

## Source

- https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._gov't_code_section_406.002

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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