Opinion No.

Honorable Lloyd Doggett Chairman Committee on Consumer Affairs Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Authority of notaries public to take written depositions

Dear Senator Doggett:

You pose the following question on behalf of the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs:

Do notaries public have the authority to take written depositions pursuant to Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. articles 1935 and 5954, and other relevant laws?

By "written deposition," we understand you to mean a deposition taken by written questions; that is, by questions submitted to a litigant or witness…