Louisiana § CC 3344 - Refusal for failure of original signature or proper certification; effect of recordation; necessity of proof of signature recordation of a duplicate
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§ CC 3344. Refusal for failure of original signature or proper certification; effect of recordation; necessity of proof of signature recordation of a duplicate
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the recorder shall refuse to record:
(1) An instrument that does not bear the original signature of a party.
(2) A judgment, administrative decree, or other act of a governmental agency that is not properly certified in a manner provided by law.
B. Recordation does not dispense with the necessity of proving that the signatures are genuine unless they are authenticated in the manner provided by law.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2020, No. 254, §1.
NOTE: Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, changed the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 169, to July 1, 2006.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section CC 3344 ("Refusal for failure of original signature or proper certification; effect of recordation; necessity of proof of signature recordation of a duplicate") 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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