House Bill 514 provides for remote online notarization for limited situations involved affidavits and acknowledgments for private acts. Specifically excluded from remote notarization are any authentic acts, testaments, codicils, trusts or acknowledgments thereof, donations, matrimonial agreements or acknowledgments thereof, and acts modifying, waiving or extinguishing an obligation of final spousal support or acknowledgment thereof. A provision of this bill is that only notaries who have statewide jurisdiction may perform remote online notarizations. On the recommendation of your legislation committee, the LNA Board of Directors has adopted a position of opposition to the bill unless it is a

On March 29, 2019, Representative Raymond Garofalo pre-filed House Bill No. 514 on recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute. That same day, HB 514 was provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. On April 8, 2019, HB 514 was read by title and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. HB 514 provides for the execution of electronic notarial acts. As filed, HB 514 provides for the electronic notarization of affidavits and acknowledgements and does not allow for the electronic notarization of last wills or codicils thereto, trusts, donations inter vivos, matrimonial agreements, or acts modifying, waiving, or extinguishing obligations of final spousa

The post concerning the 24th Judicial District Court case number 793074 alleging Ascension Notary Services breached non-compete agreement with Jefferson Title has been removed. The original article by Carrie Brandon, concerning the lawsuit against Ascension Notary Services can be found following this link https://louisianarecord.com/stories/512294337-ascension-notary-services-allegedly-breached-noncompete-agreement-with-jefferson-title