Opinion No.

The Honorable Hope Andrade Texas Secretary of State Post Office Box 13697 Austin, Texas 78711-3697

Re: Whether a private employer may limit the notarial acts performed by an employee who is a notary public (RQ-0779-GA)

Dear Secretary Andrade:

You ask two questions about the authority of a private employer to control services performed by an employee who is a notary public.1 You indicate that there "may be a conflict in this area between the rights of an employer to control the activities of its employees during work hours and the duty of a notary public as a public official to serve the public."…