§192.  Execution and recordation of bond; filing of certificate of competency

A.  The bond required of notaries by R.S. 35:191 shall be submitted to the clerk of court and ex officio recorder of mortgages for the parish where the notary will exercise the functions of his office, and, together with the certificate of competency above provided for, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.  The bond shall be subscribed in favor of the governor, approved by the clerk, and if secured by personal surety, recorded  in the mortgage office of the parish.

B.  The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not affect the validity of bonds given or recorded in the mortgage or conveyance office of any parish prior to September 9, 1977.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 451, §1; Acts 2012, No. 279, §1.