Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 35:624 - [See Note] Standards for remote online notarizationA. The secretary of state shall, by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, develop and maintain standards for the implementation of this Chapter.B. In developing standards for remote online notarization, the secretary of state shall form a stakeholder committee that shall include but need not be limited to representatives of the Louisiana Land Title Association, the Louisiana Association of Independent Land Title Agents, the Louisiana Notary Association, the Louisiana Bankers Association, the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Public Tag Association, and the Louisiana State Law Institute.C. The rules shall be adopted prior to February 1, 2022, and may thereafter be modified, amended, or supplemented with or without the input of the stakeholder committee.Added by Acts 2020, No. 254,s. 4, eff. upon the later of enactment of the SECURE Notarization Act (H.R. 6364 or S. 3533 of the 116th Congress) or August 1, 2020. If the SECURE Notarization Act is not enacted prior to February 1, 2022, Section 4 of the Act shall become effective on February 1, 2022.