Art. 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.