I have received a document that was notarized, and the Notary stamp reads "My Commission expires at my death" Is this at all possible? — K.G., Texas
This is possible if the document was notarized by a Louisiana Notary. The term of commission in Louisiana is for the Notary’s lifetime, so the Notary’s seal could have as the expiration date the time of the Notary’s death (Louisiana Administrative Code 46:XLVI.111[b]).
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