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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 35, § 416. Ex officio notaries for coroners

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

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.

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