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LA Senate Bill 116

Legislation

State: Louisiana
Signed: June 04, 2025

Effective: August 01, 2025
Chapter: Act No. 40

Summary

Senate Bill 116 provides for reciprocity of notarial services performed by Notaries in St. Martin and St. Landry Parishes.

Affects

Amends Section 191 of Title 35 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

Changes
  1. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is a validly appointed Notary Public in and for the parish of St. Martin or the parish of St. Landry is authorized and deemed eligible and qualified to exercise any and all of the functions of a Notary in the parishes of St. Martin and St. Landry.
Analysis

In Louisiana, historically Notaries were commissioned in the parish in which they apply and had parish-wide jurisdiction. Since 2005, all applicants for a commissioned are required to pass the statewide Notary Public examination which provides them with statewide jurisdiction. However, Notaries commissioned in a parish prior to 2005 could take the statewide Notary examination if they wanted statewide jurisdiction. Some do not elect to do so and maintain their parish-wide only authority. Given this, by statute Louisiana has authorized Notaries with parish-wide authority in one parish to perform notarial acts in certain adjoining parishes. Senate Bill 116 sets up this type of reciprocity arrangement for Notaries in St. Martin and St. Landry parishes, authorizing Notaries commissioned and authorized to perform notarial acts in one of these parishes to perform notarial acts in the other.

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