Louisiana § RS 25:123 - Recorder of documents; duties
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 25:123 — Recorder of documents; duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 25:123. Recorder of documents; duties
A. The provisions of this Chapter shall be implemented and administered, under the supervision of the state librarian, by the recorder of documents, who shall be a graduate of an accredited school of library science.
B. Duties of the recorder of documents include:
(1) Preparation and distribution of the official bibliography of Louisiana public documents.
(2) Prompt transmission to the depositories of public documents received from state agencies in any format.
(3) Provision of bibliographical and practical assistance to the depositories in maintaining, developing, classifying, and utilizing their collections.
(4) Provision of information and assistance to state agencies in their efforts to comply with depository law and regulations.
(5) Provision of information to citizens about the public document depository system.
(6) Assessment of compliance of depositories and agencies with depository law and regulations, and provision of recommendations to the state librarian.
C. In addition, the recorder of documents may send copies of state documents to the office of state archives and to selected national and foreign libraries, including the Library of Congress.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1; Acts 2001, No. 893, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 25:123 ("Recorder of documents; duties") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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