31.0332 Fees of employee notary.

(a) An employer may prohibit an employee who is a notary from charging for notarial acts performed on the employer’s time, but shall not condition imposition of a fee on attributes of the principal as described in section 31.0322(a).

(b) A private employer shall not require an employee who is a notary to surrender or share fees charged for any notarial acts.

(c) A governmental employer who has absorbed an employee’s costs in becoming or operating as a notary shall require any fees collected for notarial acts performed on the employer’s time either to be waived or surrendered to the employer to support public programs.