Louisiana § RS 35:403 - Ex officio notaries for hospital service district hospitals
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 35:403 — Ex officio notaries for hospital service district hospitals, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 35:403. Ex officio notaries for hospital service district hospitals
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law relative to qualifications of notaries public, the director of a hospital service district hospital may appoint not more than two employees of the hospital as ex officio notaries public.
B. Such ex officio notaries may exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths, receive sworn statements, execute affidavits, and acknowledgments and shall be limited to matters within the official business functions of the hospital.
C. Each ex officio notary public shall fulfill the same bond requirements as provided by law for notaries in the parish in which the hospital is located. The hospital shall pay as an expense of the hospital the costs of the notarial seal, the notarial bond, and any fees required for filing the bond.
D. All acts performed by each ex officio notary public authorized by this Section shall be performed without charge or other compensation.
E. The director of the hospital may suspend or terminate an appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time, and separation from the employ of the hospital shall automatically terminate the powers of the ex officio notary public.
Acts 1990, No. 730, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 2014, No. 388, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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