ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 134
BY REPRESENTATIVE JENKINS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 35:191(A)(1)(d) and (C)(1)(d) and to repeal R.S. 35:191(V) and
3 (W), relative to notaries public; to provide for qualifications; to provide for
4 application periods; to provide relative to certain temporary and provisional
5 commissions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 35:191(A)(1)(d) and (C)(1)(d) are hereby amended and reenacted to
8 read as follows:
9 ยง191. Appointment; qualifications; examination
10 A.(1)
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12 (d) Has received a high school diploma, has received a diploma for
13 completion of a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and
14 Secondary Education, or has been issued a high school equivalency diploma after
15 successfully completing the test of General Educational Development a high school
16 equivalency test approved by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical
17 Colleges.
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19 C. Each applicant, otherwise qualified, may be appointed a notary public in
20 and for a parish upon meeting all of the following conditions:
21 (1)
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1 (d) The deadline for the application provided for in Subparagraph (C)(1)(a)
2 of this Section and the application fee provided for in Subparagraph (C)(1)(c) or to
3 register to take the exam as provided for in R.S. 35:191.1 shall be no later than sixty
4 thirty days prior to the date of the examination.
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6 Section 2. R.S. 35:191(V) and (W) are hereby repealed in their entirety.
7 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
8 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
9 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
10 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
11 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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