Louisiana notaries

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Louisiana notaries are civil law notarial officers in the state of Louisiana who draft, authenticate, and record a wide range of legal instruments with powers broader than those of common-law notaries in other U.S. states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil law notarial officer
public officer
authorizedTo administer oaths
authenticate legal instruments
certify copies of documents
draft legal instruments
pass acts under private signature duly acknowledged
prepare acts of sale of immovable property
prepare certain probate-related documents
prepare corporate and LLC formation documents
prepare donations inter vivos
prepare leases
prepare matrimonial agreements
prepare mortgages
prepare partitions of property
prepare powers of attorney
receive acknowledgments
receive and execute authentic acts
record notarial acts
take affidavits
basedOn French civil law tradition
Spanish civil law tradition
canBe commissioned for life unless revoked
commissionIssuedBy Governor of Louisiana NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates acts under private signature duly acknowledged
authentic acts
distinctFrom common-law notaries in other U.S. states
duty compliance with Louisiana Civil Code
impartiality
proper identification of signers
recordkeeping of notarial acts
hasPowerComparedToOtherUSNotaries broader
jurisdiction State of Louisiana NERFINISHED
legalSystem civil law
maintains notarial register or protocol
notarial seal
mayBe attorney
non-attorney
mayCharge statutory or agreed fees
mustMeet age requirements
background check requirements
residency requirements
mustPass state notarial examination
oathAdministeredBy authorized official of the State of Louisiana
regulatedBy Louisiana Revised Statutes NERFINISHED
Louisiana Secretary of State NERFINISHED
scopeOfPractice similar to civil law notaries in continental Europe

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Civil Code of 1870 usedBy Louisiana notaries