A Texas notary stamp for your current commission
This Texas notary stamp pairs your commissioned details with the Trodat 4642 self-inking housing. It makes a round, 1⅝-inch impression. The product on this page is one specific stamp: the controls personalize its seal and add its matching supplies. They do not switch you to a different housing, a rectangular design or an electronic file. Check the name, notary identification number and expiration against your commission before placing an order.
A Texas notary seal identifies the commissioned officer authenticating an official act. The seal carries the notary’s information; it does not contain the signer’s name, address or personal identification number. Those are different from your own notary identification number. Purchasing a stamp also does not appoint you as a notary or renew an expired commission. Use the Secretary of State’s commission information to confirm what should appear on your seal.
What belongs on the seal
Texas Government Code §406.013 describes the seal’s elements: the notary’s name, assigned identifying number, commission expiration, the state and office wording, and a five-pointed star. It also requires a serrated or milled border. Those fixed design elements belong to the Texas format. The fields above capture the changing details so you can check them together before ordering your Texas notary stamp.
Round and rectangular seals are permitted, with different maximum dimensions. This round product is listed at 1⅝ inches, within the two-inch circular limit. The rectangle’s separate one-by-two-and-a-half-inch limit is not this stamp’s size. Our preview is a check of the text you entered; its screen diameter is not a physical measurement. The caption explains that the completed seal follows the state format.
Required seal elements must remain legible when reproduced photographically. Section 406.013 does not specify a named ink color. An attractive color on screen does not establish how it will reproduce on a document, so keep legibility in mind when choosing an impression. An embossed impression and an inked impression are different results, even when they contain the same notary information.
The Trodat 4642 housing and ink choices
The Texas notary stamp shown here uses a self-inking mechanism with an internal ink pad. The listing describes smooth, quiet stamping and a pad that can be re-inked or replaced. A separate external stamp pad is not the normal operating step for this housing. The original product photographs show the body and its open lower frame; the personalized impression is on the stamp face, which is not visible in the in-hand photograph.
The exact order form offers Black, Pink, Red, Purple, Blue, Orange, Green, Dry and Brown, in that order. Dry is a listed option, not an additional ink color. The selection controls retain those supplier choices so the order carries an option that can actually be fulfilled. The housing is shown in black; choosing an ink color concerns the impression rather than a promise of a matching colored case.
Ordering your Texas notary stamp
Begin with Qty and the three personalization fields: Notary, Notary ID and Expires. These labels match the source form. Enter your commissioned name in Notary, your own assigned number in Notary ID, and the commission expiration in Expires. Preserve any leading zeros in the identifier. The date control keeps the entry unambiguous as it travels with the order; it is not a request for the date of an individual notarization.
Review the changing text preview, choose the ink, and select only the extras you want. Every accessory checkbox is independent. The running total shows the base Texas notary stamp and the selected extras before checkout. Special Instructions provides a place for relevant production notes; it should not include a client’s identity documents or other unrelated private information. The three required commission fields remain the place for the actual seal details.
If you return to your cart to correct a Texas notary stamp, use its edit action to reopen the saved configuration. Review the complete product and its extras together. A matching personalized accessory needs the corrected notary details too, so the saved configuration keeps those choices associated with the same stamp. A separate stamp in the cart retains its own information; one person’s name should never be copied onto another person’s seal.
Choose matching notary supplies deliberately
A Hand Held Embosser is an optional additional tool for a raised impression. It does not turn the ink stamp into an embosser. The Seal Inker is a separate black inker for making an embossed impression more visible. Gold Embossing Labels are self-adhesive labels that can receive an embossed impression before being applied to a document. These choices are separate because each has a different purpose, even though they may be used with the same commissioned identity.
Soft Covered Journal and Hard Covered Journal are independent record-book choices. Select the binding you want; adding one does not automatically include the other. The Notary Privacy Guard is a pack of two shields for covering other entries while a record book is in use. A Small Notary Bag with Lock measures six by twelve inches; the Large Notary Bag with Lock measures ten by fourteen inches. Each bag’s listing includes a combination lock.
The source form also offers a Thumb Print Pad. Texas Secretary of State guidance on 1 TAC §87.50 prohibits recording fingerprints and other biometric identifiers in a notary record book. Do not use the pad for that purpose in a Texas journal. The presence of a thumbprint space in a general-purpose journal, or a thumbprint pad in a kit, does not override the Texas restriction. The same distinction matters when you compare supplies sold for multiple states.
Three kits, three different sets of extras
The supplier uses the same Notary Supply Starter Kit checkbox label for three different bundles. We retain that label and distinguish them with their contents and prices. The Starter kit contains one ounce of refill ink, a soft-bound journal, a thumbprint pad and a two-pack of privacy guards. It contains no stamp. Your Texas notary stamp remains the separately configured product at the top of this page.
The Intermediate kit adds a large bag and combination lock to those starter supplies. The Professional kit adds an EZ hand embosser, gold foil seals and a seal inker to the intermediate supplies. Neither bundle includes the primary stamp. All three contain a thumbprint pad, so the Texas record-book restriction described above applies to that item in each kit. Select a bundle for its actual contents rather than assuming the repeated label means the bundles are identical.
Kit checkboxes and individual supply checkboxes can be selected independently. That lets you request the exact combination shown on the source form, but it can also create duplicate supplies if you choose a bundle and then choose the same item separately. Review the list before paying. Do not assume that checking a journal, bag or embosser will automatically remove an overlapping kit selection from your order.
Physical stamping and electronic sealing
A Texas notary stamp makes an ink impression on a physical surface. It is not the electronic seal, digital certificate or online commission used for remote online notarization. Those credentials and procedures have separate requirements described by the Secretary of State. This product’s form does not offer a digital seal file as an extra, so none is added to the order or promised with the stamp.
People searching for “notary stamp Texas” may be looking for a replacement seal, a first stamp or an electronic credential. Confirm which result your work needs before choosing the product. This page describes the round Trodat 4642 and its listed supplies. Its state requirements, visible form and product views are intended to make that choice clear without combining unrelated products behind a single model selector.
Texas notary stamp questions
- Which details do I need for this Texas notary stamp?
- The form asks for Notary, Notary ID and Expires. Use the commissioned name, your assigned notary identification number and the commission expiration. The identifier belongs to you as the notary; it is not the ID number of a person whose signature you notarize. Check all three fields against your commission before ordering.
- How large is the round impression?
- The exact Trodat 4642 listing specifies a 1⅝-inch round impression. Texas permits a circular seal up to two inches in diameter. The product image shows the housing, while the seal preview shows the entered text; neither image’s size on your screen is a measurement of the finished impression.
- Does the Texas notary stamp include a digital seal?
- No. This is a physical self-inking stamp, and its source form does not offer a digital-file checkbox. The listed extras are notary supplies and kits. An electronic seal and digital certificate for online notarization are separate items with separate requirements; a photograph or scan of the housing is not an electronic credential.
- Can I use the thumbprint pad in a Texas notary journal?
- Texas Secretary of State guidance on 1 TAC §87.50 prohibits recording fingerprints or other biometric identifiers in the notary record book. Do not use the offered pad for that purpose. General-purpose supplies may have features intended for other uses or jurisdictions; their inclusion in a kit does not change Texas’s rule.
- Do the three supply kits contain another stamp?
- No. The Starter, Intermediate and Professional kit pages each state that the stamp is excluded. The Professional kit includes an EZ hand embosser, which produces a raised impression and is different from the primary self-inking stamp. Review each bundle’s contents alongside any individual supplies you select to avoid unwanted duplicates.