§7.  Acts before authorized military personnel; force and effect

A.  Every mortgage, sale, lease, transfer, assignment, power of attorney, or other instrument, heretofore or hereafter executed before any person authorized to act as a notary pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1044a(b), and bearing the signature of such person and the proper designation of his rank and branch of service or subdivision thereof, shall be admissible in evidence and eligible to record in this state, and shall have the same force and effect of an authentic act executed in Louisiana.

B.  Any oath, affirmation, deposition, or affidavit executed before any person authorized to act as a notary pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1044a(b) shall have the same force and effect as if made or executed before a notary in Louisiana.

C.  Any testament, trust, or other legal instrument or act provided for in Subsections A and B executed before any person authorized to act as a notary pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1044a(b) shall have the same force and effect as if made or executed before a notary in Louisiana.

D.  The provisions of this Section apply to persons serving in or with the armed forces or the Coast Guard of the United States and other persons eligible for legal assistance under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1044 or pursuant to regulations of the Department of Defense and all instruments and acts executed by persons designated in 10 U.S.C. 1044a(a).

Acts 1991, No. 50, §1, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1320, §1.