The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
SB 116 Original 2025 Regular Session Kleinpeter
Present law (R.S. 35:191) provides that any person may be appointed a notary public in and for the
parish in which he resides and in and for any one other parish in which he maintains an office, under
certain circumstances.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of
law to the contrary, any person who is validly appointed notary public in and for the parish of St.
Martin or the parish of St. Landry is hereby authorized and deemed eligible and qualified to exercise
any and all of the functions of a notary in the parishes of St. Martin and St. Landry.
Effective August 1, 2025.
(Adds R.S. 35:191(V))