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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:393.1. Ex officio notaries public for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; appointment by secretary

RS 35:393.1 - Ex officio notaries public for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; appointment by secretary
A. Notwithstanding any provision in the law relative to qualifications for and limitations on the number of notaries public, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized to designate officers in his office and appoint them as ex officio notaries public.
B. Each officer so appointed may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, and shall otherwise be limited to matters within the official functions of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
C. All acts performed by such an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
D. The secretary may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 1991, No. 36, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:394. Ex officio notaries public for the Department of Justice

RS 35:394 - Ex officio notaries public for the Department of Justice
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for and limitations on the number of notaries public, the governor is authorized to appoint, upon recommendation by the attorney general, investigators in the Department of Justice as ex officio notaries public. Each ex officio notary public appointed under the provisions of this Section shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
B. Such an ex officio notary public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and receive sworn statements and shall otherwise be limited to matters within the official functions of the Department of Justice.
C. All acts performed by such an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. The attorney general may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the Department of Justice shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 525, §1; Acts 1990, No. 290, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:395. Ex officio notaries public for the Department of State

RS 35:395 - Ex officio notaries public for the Department of State
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for notaries public, the secretary of state is authorized to appoint not more than six essential employees within the Department of State as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such ex officio notaries public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and receive sworn statements and shall be limited to matters within the official functions of the Department of State. They shall use the official seal of the department.
C. All acts performed by such ex officio notaries public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
Acts 1985, No. 226, §1; Acts 1990, No. 290, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:396. §396. Ex officio notaries public for Department of Insurance

RS 35:396 - §396. Ex officio notaries public for Department of Insurance
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law relative to qualifications for notaries public, except R.S. 35:391, the commissioner of insurance may appoint not more than six employees of the Department of Insurance as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such ex officio notaries public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and receive sworn statements and shall be limited to matters within the official functions of the Department of Insurance. They shall use the official seal of the department.
C. All acts performed by an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. The commissioner of insurance may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the Department of Insurance shall terminate the powers of the ex officio notary public.
Acts 2016, No. 363, §1, eff. June 5, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:397. Ex officio notaries public for the Louisiana State Racing Commission

RS 35:397 - Ex officio notaries public for the Louisiana State Racing Commission
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for notaries public, the governor, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Louisiana State Racing Commission, shall appoint not more than two of its employees at each racing commission office as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such ex officio notaries public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and receive sworn statements and shall be limited to matters within the official duties of R.S. 4:150(B)(11).
C. All acts performed by such ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. The provisions of this Section shall not cause any additional cost to the state.
Acts 1987, No. 495, §2; Acts 1990, No. 290, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:398. Ex officio notaries for district attorneys

RS 35:398 - Ex officio notaries for district attorneys
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for and limitations on the number of notaries public, each district attorney may designate an investigator in his office as administrative assistant and appoint him as an ex officio notary public.
B. Such an ex officio notary public may exercise, in the judicial district which the district attorney serves, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and execute affidavits, acknowledgments, and other documents, all limited to matters within the official functions of the office of district attorney.
C. Such ex officio notary public shall fulfill the same bond requirements as provided by law in the parish or parishes comprising the district which the district attorney serves, provided the total amount of the bond shall not exceed the amount required to exercise the functions of notary public in a single parish.
D. All acts performed by such an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
E. The district attorney may suspend or terminate an appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the district attorney shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
F. The district attorney shall pay as an expense of his office the costs of the notarial seal, the notarial bond, and any fees required for filing the bond.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 335, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 506, §2, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 1990, No. 290, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:400. Ex officio notaries public for the United States Forest Service

RS 35:400 - Ex officio notaries public for the United States Forest Service
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualification for and limitations on the number of notaries public, the governor is authorized to appoint, upon recommendation by the Forest Supervisor, realty specialists in the United States Forest Service as ex officio notaries public.
B. This ex officio notary public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and execute affidavits, acknowledgments, and other documents, all limited to matters within the official functions of his employment with the United States Forest Service.
C. All acts performed by an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section may be performed in any parish where national forest lands are administered, and shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. Separation from the employ of the United States Forest Service shall automatically terminate the powers of this ex officio notary public.
Acts 1986, No. 202, §1; Acts 1990, No. 290, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:401. Ex officio notary public for the Sabine River Authority

RS 35:401 - Ex officio notary public for the Sabine River Authority
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualification for notaries public, the director of the Sabine River Authority may appoint one employee of the Sabine River Authority as ex officio notary public.
B. Such ex officio notary public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, and execute affidavits, acknowledgments, and other documents, and shall be limited to matters within the official functions of the Sabine River Authority.
C. All acts performed by such ex officio notary public authorized by this Section may be performed only in the parishes of Sabine, DeSoto, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Vernon and shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. The director of the Sabine River Authority may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time and separation from the employ of the Sabine River Authority shall automatically terminate the powers of such ex officio notary public.
Acts 1988, No. 195, §1, eff. July 6, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 290, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:402. Ex officio notaries public for the vital records registry

RS 35:402 - Ex officio notaries public for the vital records registry
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary governing the qualifications and appointment of notaries public, the governor may appoint the state registrar of vital records to serve as ex officio notary public, and the state registrar of vital records may designate not more than three employees in the vital records registry to serve as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such ex officio notaries public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to execute affidavits as required under R.S. 9:224(B) to verify information contained in applications for a marriage license.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. The state registrar of vital records may suspend or terminate any notary public he has appointed pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from office or employment in the office of the state registrar of vital records of any ex officio notary public under this Section shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 1990, No. 109, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:403. Ex officio notaries for hospital service district hospitals

RS 35:403 - Ex officio notaries for hospital service district hospitals
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications of notaries public, the director of a hospital service district hospital may appoint not more than two employees of the hospital as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such ex officio notaries may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, execute affidavits, and acknowledgments and shall be limited to matters within the official business functions of the hospital.
C. Each ex officio notary public shall fulfill the same bond requirements as provided by law for notaries in the parish in which the hospital is located. The hospital shall pay as an expense of the hospital the costs of the notarial seal, the notarial bond, and any fees required for filing the bond.
D. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
E. The director of the hospital may suspend or terminate an appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the hospital shall automatically terminate the powers of the ex officio notary public.
Acts 1990, No. 730, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 2014, No. 388, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:404. Ex officio notaries public of the office of financial institutions

RS 35:404 - Ex officio notaries public of the office of financial institutions
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law relative to qualifications for notaries public, except R.S. 35:391, the commissioner of financial institutions may appoint two investigators in his office as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such ex officio notaries public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and receive sworn statements and shall be limited to matters within the official functions of the office of financial institutions. They shall use the official seal of the department.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
Acts 1991, No. 233, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:405. Ex officio notary public for levee district police

RS 35:405 - Ex officio notary public for levee district police
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law relative to qualifications for notaries public, except R.S. 35:391, the board of commissioners of a levee district created pursuant to the laws of this state may appoint three officers as ex officio notaries public. For purposes of this Section, "officer" means an employee who has attained the rank of lieutenant or a higher rank and who is a full-time commissioned police officer of the levee district.
B. Such ex officio notary public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, execute affidavits, acknowledgments, and other documents, and shall be limited to matters within the official functions of the law enforcement division of the levee district.
C. All acts performed by an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section may be performed only in the parishes in which the respective levee district has jurisdiction.
D. The board of commissioners of each levee district may suspend or terminate an appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of a levee district shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 1992, No. 404, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:406. Ex officio notaries public of the adult protection agency

RS 35:406 - Ex officio notaries public of the adult protection agency
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law relative to qualifications for notaries public, except R.S. 35:391:
NOTE: Paragraph (1) eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or if a const. amend. is adopted authorizing the creation of an additional dept. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§2 and 9.
(1) The director of the office of elderly affairs may appoint two investigators in each region of the adult protection agency, office of elderly affairs, office of the governor, as ex officio notaries public.
NOTE: Paragraph (1) as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §2, eff. if one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or if a const. amend. is adopted authorizing the creation of an additional dept.
(1) The secretary of the Department of Elderly Affairs may appoint two investigators in each region of the adult protection agency, Department of Elderly Affairs, as ex officio notaries public.
(2) The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health may appoint three investigators in the adult protection agency, Louisiana Department of Health, as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such an ex officio notary public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, and execute affidavits and other documents, which shall be limited solely to matters with the official functions of the adult protection agency as provided in R.S. 15:1511(A).
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
NOTE: Subsection D eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or if a const. amend. is adopted authorizing the creation of an additional dept. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§2 and 9.
D. The director or secretary authorized to make such appointments may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time. Separation from the employ of the adult protection agency shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
NOTE; Subsection D as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §2, eff. if one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or if a const. amend. is adopted authorizing the creation of an additional dept.
D. The secretary authorized to make such appointments may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time. Separation from the employ of the adult protection agency shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 1993, No. 888, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §16; Acts 2013, No. 384, §2, eff. if one of the 20 depts. is abolished or an additional dept. is authorized by the electorate.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:407. Ex officio notaries for municipal police departments

RS 35:407 - Ex officio notaries for municipal police departments
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications of notaries public, any chief of police of a municipal police department may designate officers in his office and any mayor in a municipality with a population of less than fifteen thousand may designate employees in his office, and appoint them as ex officio notaries public. Such designation by a mayor shall be for notarial service to the municipal police department and to the office of the mayor.
B. Each officer or employee so appointed as ex officio notary may exercise, within his respective jurisdictional limits, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and execute affidavits, acknowledgments, traffic tickets, and other documents, all limited to matters within the official functions of the office of the mayor or the municipal police department for the enforcement of the provisions of any statute which provides for criminal penalties and of the municipal ordinances which the police department is charged with enforcing, and any affidavit required for the enforcement of R.S. 32:661 through 669.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public of a police department or office of the mayor authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
D. The chief of police of the police department or mayor may suspend or terminate an appointment made in his office pursuant to this Section at any time and separation from the employ of the police department or office of the mayor shall automatically terminate the powers of the ex officio notary public.
Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 49, §1, eff. May 7, 1996; Acts 2005, No. 55, §1; Acts 2008, No. 120, §1, eff. June 10, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 904, §3, eff. July 10, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:409. Ex officio notaries for university police departments

RS 35:409 - Ex officio notaries for university police departments
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for and limitations on the number of notaries public, the chief of police of a university police department, which employs peace officers who are certified pursuant to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Law and are duly authorized with the powers of arrest, may designate these officers in his office as ex officio notaries public.
B. Each officer appointed an ex officio notary public may exercise, within the jurisdictional limits of the university police department, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and execute affidavits, acknowledgments, traffic tickets, and other documents, all limited to matters within the official functions of the university police department.
C. Such ex officio notary public appointed pursuant to this Section, except for any state employee who serves as an ex officio notary public in the course and scope of his employment, shall fulfill the same bond requirements as provided by law for a notary in the parish in which the university is located. The university shall pay as an expense the costs of the notarial seal, the notarial bond, and any fees required for filing the bond.
D. All acts performed by such an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
E. The chief of police of the university police department may suspend or terminate an appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the police department shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 2003, No. 454, §1, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:410. Ex officio notaries public for the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority or the Department of Agriculture and Forestry

RS 35:410 - Ex officio notaries public for the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority or the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for and limitations on the number of notaries public, the commissioner of agriculture and forestry may appoint employees of the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority or the Department of Agriculture and Forestry as ex officio notaries public for the agriculture loan program.
B. Such ex officio notaries public may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, and execute affidavits, acknowledgments, and other documents, and shall be limited to matters within the official functions for the agriculture loan program.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time. Separation from the employ of the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority or the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 2009, No. 510, §2, eff. July 10, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:411. Ex officio notaries public for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

RS 35:411 - Ex officio notaries public for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
A. The executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority may designate as ex officio notaries public up to five employees of the office.
B. Employees so designated may administer oaths, take acknowledgments, and attest on affidavits, and the authority granted under this Section is limited to acts and instruments to which the authority, the executive director acting for the authority, or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board, is a party, and other documents concerning any matter in which the authority or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board has an official interest.
C. All acts performed by such ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
D. The executive director may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the office shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
E. The cost of each notarial seal shall be paid by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Acts 2009, No. 523, §5, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 430, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:412. Ex officio notaries; nonresident persons licensed to practice law with offices in this state

RS 35:412 - Ex officio notaries; nonresident persons licensed to practice law with offices in this state
A. A person licensed to practice law in this state who is not a resident of this state but who maintains an office for the practice of law in this state, shall be a notary public ex officio and is authorized and empowered to exercise all the powers and functions of a regularly commissioned notary public in this state in any parish or parishes in which he maintains an office open to the public for the practice of law, upon filing a certificate of good standing from the Louisiana Supreme Court with the secretary of state.
B. No person qualified under this Section shall be required to otherwise qualify for, or hold, a regular commission as notary public to exercise such powers; however, the notary public ex officio shall furnish his current office address and residence address to the secretary of state as the registrar of notaries for the state.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person exercising notarial functions pursuant to this Section is authorized to use the designation "notary public ex officio" with respect to the exercise of his powers, and shall be required to post bond or maintain insurance as required by the provisions of R.S. 35:71.
D. A notary public ex officio exercising notarial functions as authorized by the provisions of this Section may charge fees for notary services commensurate with the reasonable and customary fees for notarial services in the parish or parishes where the notary public ex officio maintains his office.
E. Any exercise of notarial powers pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed the practice of law for purposes of regulation by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
F. A person authorized as a notary public ex officio pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall exercise his powers and functions as a notary public ex officio only within the parish or parishes in which he maintains an office open to the public for the practice of law in this state.
Acts 2010, No. 692, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:413. Ex officio notaries public for municipal or parish fire departments and fire protection districts

RS 35:413 - Ex officio notaries public for municipal or parish fire departments and fire protection districts
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications of notaries public, any fire chief of a municipal or parish fire department or fire protection district may designate no more than three employees in his office and appoint them as ex officio notaries public.
B. Each employee so appointed as ex officio notary public may exercise, within his respective jurisdictional limits, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and execute affidavits and acknowledgments, all limited to matters within the official functions of the office of the municipal or parish fire department or fire protection district.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public of a municipal or parish fire department or fire protection district authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
D. The fire chief of the municipal or parish fire department or fire protection district may suspend or terminate an appointment made in his office pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the municipal or parish fire department or fire protection district shall automatically terminate the powers of the ex officio notary public.
Acts 2014, No. 323, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:414. Ex officio notaries public for Natchitoches Parish government

RS 35:414 - Ex officio notaries public for Natchitoches Parish government
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications of notaries public, the parish president of Natchitoches Parish may designate no more than two employees in his office and appoint them as ex officio notaries public.
B. Each employee so appointed as ex officio notary public may exercise, within his respective jurisdictional limits, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receiving sworn statements, and execute affidavits and acknowledgments, all limited to matters within the official functions of the office of the parish president.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
D. The parish president may suspend or terminate an appointment made in his office pursuant to this Section at any time, and a separation from the employ of the parish shall automatically terminate the former employee's appointment as an ex officio notary public.
Acts 2015, No. 235, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:415. Ex officio notaries for the Causeway Police Department

RS 35:415 - Ex officio notaries for the Causeway Police Department
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for and limitations on the number of notaries public, the chief of police of the Causeway Police Department, which employs peace officers who are certified pursuant to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Law and are duly authorized with the powers of arrest, may designate ten officers in his office as ex officio notaries public.
B. Each officer appointed as an ex officio notary public may exercise, within the jurisdictional limits of the Causeway Police Department, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths and to execute affidavits, acknowledgments, and traffic tickets, all limited to matters within the official functions of the department.
C. Any acts performed by an ex officio notary public appointed pursuant to this Section shall be performed only in the parishes in which the Causeway Police Department has jurisdiction.
D. All acts performed by an ex officio notary public appointed pursuant to this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
E. The chief of police of the Causeway Police Department may suspend or terminate an appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time and separation from the employ of the department shall automatically terminate the former employee's appointment as an ex officio notary public.
Acts 2016, No. 349, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:416. Ex officio notaries for coroners

RS 35:416 - Ex officio notaries for coroners
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications for notaries public, each coroner may designate one deputy or assistant per shift for each office location and appoint them as ex officio notaries public.
B.(1) Deputy coroners and assistants so designated may, in the parish in which the coroner serves, administer oaths, take acknowledgments, and attest on affidavits. The authority granted under this Section is limited to acts and instruments to which the coroner, in his official capacity, or the office of the coroner is a party, and other documents concerning any matter in which the coroner in his official capacity, or the office of the coroner has an official interest. For each such action, the ex officio notary shall use the official seal of that respective coroner's office.
(2) Deputy coroners and assistants so designated shall fulfill the same bond requirements as provided by law for notaries in the parish which the coroner serves.
(3) The coroner shall pay as an expense of his office the costs of the notarial seal, the notarial bond, and any fees required for filing the bond.
C. All acts performed by such an ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
D. The coroner may suspend or terminate an appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the coroner shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 2018, No. 169, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:417. Ex officio notaries public for the DeSoto Parish government

RS 35:417 - Ex officio notaries public for the DeSoto Parish government
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications of notaries public, the president of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury may designate no more than two employees in his office and appoint them as ex officio notaries public.
B. Each employee so appointed as ex officio notary public may exercise, within his respective jurisdictional limits, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, and execute affidavits and acknowledgments, all limited to matters within the official functions of the office of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
D. The president of the police jury may suspend or terminate an appointment made in his office pursuant to this Section at any time, and a separation from the employ of the parish shall automatically terminate the former employee's appointment as an ex officio notary public.
Acts 2019, No. 3, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:418. Ex officio notaries public for the Beauregard Parish School Board

RS 35:418 - Ex officio notaries public for the Beauregard Parish School Board
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications of notaries public, the superintendent of the Beauregard Parish School Board may designate and appoint no more than two employees in his office as ex officio notaries public.
B. Each employee so appointed as ex officio notary public may exercise, within his respective jurisdictional limits, the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, and execute affidavits and acknowledgments, all limited to matters within the official functions of the office of the Beauregard Parish School Board.
C. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
D. The superintendent of the Beauregard Parish School Board may suspend or terminate an appointment made in his office pursuant to this Section at any time, and a separation from the employ of the school board shall automatically terminate the former employee's appointment as an ex officio notary public.
Acts 2022, No. 363, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:511. Forms of acknowledgment

RS 35:511 - Forms of acknowledgment
Either the forms of acknowledgment now in use in this State, or the following, may be used in the case of conveyances or other written instruments, whenever such acknowledgment is required or authorized by law for any purpose:
(Begin in all cases by a caption specifying the state and place where the acknowledgment is taken).
1. In the case of natural persons acting in their own right:
On this _______ day of ________, 20__, __________ before me personally appeared A B (or A B and C D), to me known to be the person (or persons) described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he (or they) executed it as his (or their) free act and deed.
2. In the case of natural persons acting by attorney:
On this _______ day of _______, 20__, before me personally appeared A B, to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument in behalf of C D, and acknowledged that he executed it as the free act and deed of said C D.
3. In the case of corporations or joint stock associations:
On this ________ day of ________, 20__, before me appeared A B, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn (or affirmed) did say that he is the president (or other officer or agent of the corporation or association), of (describing the corporation or association), and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation (or association) and that the instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of the corporation (or association) by authority of its Board of Directors (or trustees) and that A B acknowledged the instrument to be the free act and deed of the corporation (or association).
(In case the corporation or association has no corporate seal, omit the words "the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation (or association), and that" and add, at the end of the affidavit clause, the words "and that the corporation (or association) has no corporate seal").
(In all cases, acknowledgments taken in this state shall be signed in conformity with the provisions of R.S. 35:12 and either Article 1836 of the Louisiana Civil Code or R.S. 13:3720).
Acts 2004, No. 455, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:513. Officers before whom proof or acknowledgment taken in other states

RS 35:513 - Officers before whom proof or acknowledgment taken in other states
The proof or acknowledgment of any deed or other written instrument required to be proved or acknowledged in order to enable the same to be recorded or read in evidence, when made by any person without this state and within any other state, territory, or district of the United States, may be made before any officer of such state, territory or district, authorized by the laws thereof to take the proof and acknowledgment of deeds, and when so taken and certified under his official seal, shall be entitled to be recorded in this state, and may be read in evidence in the same manner and with like effect as proofs and acknowledgments taken before any of the officers now authorized by law to take such proofs and acknowledgments, and whose authority so to do is not intended to be hereby affected.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:551. Officers before whom made

RS 35:551 - Officers before whom made
All instruments requiring acknowledgment, if acknowledged without the United States, shall be acknowledged before an ambassador, minister, envoy or charge d'affaires of the United States, in the country to which he is accredited, or before one of the following officers commissioned or accredited to act at the place where the acknowledgment is taken, and having an official seal, viz.:--any officer of the United States; a notary public; or a commissioner or other agent of this state having power to take acknowledgments.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:552. Form of certificate of acknowledgment

RS 35:552 - Form of certificate of acknowledgment
Every certificate of acknowledgment, made without the United States, shall contain the name or names of the person or persons making the acknowledgment, the date when and the place where made, a statement of the fact that the person or persons making the acknowledgment knew the contents of the instrument, and acknowledged it to be his, her or their act; the certificate shall also contain the name of the person before whom made, his official title, and be sealed with his official seal and may be substantially in the following form:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (name of country).
. . . . . . . . . . (name of city, province or other political subdivision).
Before the undersigned . . . . . . . . . . (naming the officer and designating his official title) duly commissioned (or appointed) and qualified, this day personally appeared at the place above named . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (naming the person or pesons acknowledging) who declared that he (she or they) knew the contents of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged it to be his (her or their) act.
Witness my hand and official seal this . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (name of officer).
(seal)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (official title)
When the seal affixed shall contain the names or the official style of the officer, any error in stating, or failure to state otherwise the name or the official style of the officer, shall not render the certificate defective.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:553. Acknowledgments in form used in state

RS 35:553 - Acknowledgments in form used in state
A certificate of acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument acknowledged without the United States before any officer mentioned in R.S. 35:551 shall also be valid if in the same form as now is or hereafter may be required by law, for an acknowledgment within this state.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:555. Force and effect

RS 35:555 - Force and effect
Every acknowledgment or proof of any legal instrument and any oath or affirmation, taken or made before a commissioner, ambassador, minister, charge d'affaires, secretary of legation, consul general, consul, or vice consul, and every attestation or authentication made by them, when duly certified as above provided, shall have the force and effect of an authentic act executed in this state.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:601. Unlawful exercise of notarial powers; penalties

RS 35:601 - Unlawful exercise of notarial powers; penalties
A. A person, who has not first been duly authorized to exercise notarial powers in this state or whose authority to exercise notarial powers in this state has been judicially revoked, shall not perform any of the following actions:
(1) Exercise or purport to exercise any notarial function.
(2) Hold himself out to the public as being entitled to exercise notarial functions.
(3) Render or furnish notarial services.
(4) Take any acknowledgment, administer any oath, or execute any instrument purportedly as a notary public or as a person purportedly authorized to exercise notarial power and authority.
(5) Assume to be a notary public or to be authorized to exercise notarial functions.
(6) Assume, use, or advertise the title of notary public or ex officio notary or equivalent terms in any language, or any similar title in such a manner as to convey the impression that he is authorized to exercise notarial powers.
B.(1) Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
(2) In addition to the penalties provided by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the person shall be required to make full restitution for all costs required to authenticate, confirm, or ratify any instruments that fail to qualify as notarial acts due to the lack of proper authority of the notary or purported notary, including all costs of recordation and all damages each affected party may suffer.
Acts 2008, No. 904, §2, eff. July 10, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:602. Unlawful exercise of prior authorized or limited notarial powers; penalties

RS 35:602 - Unlawful exercise of prior authorized or limited notarial powers; penalties
A. No person who has been duly appointed to the office of notary public or who has been otherwise authorized to exercise notarial functions in this state shall exercise any notarial function in this state during any period when:
(1) His commission or authority to exercise notarial functions is either:
(a) Statutorily or judicially suspended.
(b) Statutorily or administratively revoked.
(2) He is no longer validly commissioned in this state.
(3) He has elected to place his commission in retirement status under the provisions of R.S. 35:202(G).
(4) He is no longer validly possessed of the office or position from which his authority to exercise notarial functions was derived.
(5) He has been convicted of a felony and has not been pardoned.
(6) He is not authorized by law to exercise that particular notarial function.
B.(1) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be required to make full restitution for all costs required to authenticate, confirm, or ratify any instruments that fail to qualify as notarial acts due to the lack of proper authority of the notary or purported notary, including all costs of recordation and all damages each affected party may suffer.
(2) In addition to the penalties provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the person shall also be subject to a suspension or revocation of his commission and shall be subject to being permanently enjoined from exercising any notarial function in any capacity.
Acts 2008, No. 904, §2, eff. July 10, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:603. Secretary of state; duties upon receipt of sworn complaint

RS 35:603 - Secretary of state; duties upon receipt of sworn complaint
A. The secretary of state, upon receipt of a sworn complaint alleging a violation of the provisions of R.S. 35:601 or 602, shall proceed as follows:
(1) If the records of the secretary of state indicate that the person who is the subject of the complaint has a valid active status, the secretary shall notify that person and the complainant of the findings.
(2) If the records of the secretary of state indicate that the person who is the subject of the complaint does not have a valid active status, the secretary of state shall send notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to that person of the impediment to his authority and allow that person to remedy, if possible, the impediment within ten days of receipt of the notice.
(3) If the person who is the subject of the complaint fails to remedy the impediment to his authority within the time provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the secretary of state shall transmit a copy of the sworn complaint to the appropriate law enforcement or prosecutorial agency for further investigation or prosecution.
B. The secretary of state shall provide a form to be used to file a complaint alleging a violation of the provisions of R.S. 35:601 or 602. All complaints filed with the secretary of state shall be on the complaint form prepared by the secretary of state or on a form which contains the same information as required by the complaint form prepared by the secretary of state.
C. Nothing in this Section shall operate to limit any other legal methods of notice, service of process, or enforcement of any provision of R.S. 35:601 or 602.
Acts 2008, No. 904, §2, eff. July 10, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 35 - Notaries Public and Commissioners › §35:604. Applicability to licensed attorneys

RS 35:604 - Applicability to licensed attorneys
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the authority of the Louisiana Supreme Court to regulate the practice of law shall supersede the provisions of this Chapter with respect to the enforcement of its provisions against an attorney licensed to practice law in this state.
Acts 2008, No. 904, §2, eff. July 10, 2008.