AffectsEnacts Sections 35:2(C), 35:191.3(A) and (B) and 35:201(C), amends Section 35:1, 35:199(A)(1) and (2) and 35:201(A)(1) and (B), and repeals Section 44:184.2 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
AnalysisIn the past couple of years, a number of new laws affecting the commissioning process of Louisiana Notaries have been enacted, including transferring responsibility for administering the required Notary examination to the Secretary of State. This most recent new law transfers commissioning responsibilities from local parish application committees to the Secretary of State. Senate Bill 285 also revises the qualifications of the Notary office, outlines application, examination and dual-commission procedures, clarifies a Notary’s responsibility with respect to an address change and the process for being commissioned in a new parish of residence, authorizes Notaries to certify copies of various acts and documents and prescribes the process for the appointment of Notaries with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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