ENROLLED
ACT No. 363
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 709
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUNTER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 35:396, relative to ex officio notaries for the Department of Insurance; to
3 authorize certain persons to appoint ex officio notaries for the Department of
4 Insurance; to provide for the duties and functions of the ex officio notary; to provide
5 for limitations and termination of the ex officio notary; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 35:396 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง396. Ex officio notaries public for Department of Insurance
10 A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law relative to qualifications for
11 notaries public, except R. S. 35:391, the commissioner of insurance may appoint not
12 more than six employees of the Department of Insurance as ex officio notaries
13 public.
14 B. Such ex officio notaries public may exercise the functions of a notary
15 public only to administer oaths and receive sworn statements and shall be limited to
16 matters within the official functions of the Department of Insurance. They shall use
17 the official seal of the department.
18 C. All acts performed by an ex officio notary public authorized by this
19 Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
20 D. The commissioner of insurance may suspend or terminate any
21 appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the
22 employ of the Department of Insurance shall terminate the powers of the ex officio
23 notary public.
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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