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Panel requires non-attorney notaries to carry bonds, raises coverage to $25,000
Summary
The committee approved changes requiring most non-attorney notaries to carry a surety bond (not insurance alone), raising the minimum from $10,000 to $25,000 and streamlining filing; state police witnesses described fraud cases tied to fraudulent notarizations in vehicle VIN-swapping schemes.
Representative Taylor presented HB 259 to require non-attorney notaries to hold a surety bond and increase the minimum coverage from $10,000 to $25,000. The bill also would streamline filing so commercial sureties file with the Secretary of State rather than record with each parish clerk.
Alan Jennings, legislative liaison for the Louisiana Notary Association, explained the change restores a mandatory…
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