RS 35:624: Standards for remote online notarization

A. 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.