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.
Statements (48)
| 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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