Then you have Louisiana which is based on French law or civil law. That's why we have parishes rather than counties. Our civil law notaries also have special powers such as the ability to draft certain documents such as wills, the ability to marry people in some parishes, the ability to authenticate (certify) a document as a true copy of the original, and more.
Also, in Louisiana, if a notary does a closing, then by statute he/she is responsible for recording the mortgage within a certain time period. Our notary commission is for life, but you are only a notary in the parish where you reside and a few neighboring parishes.
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