2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries
RS 9:5172 - Cancellation; licensed financial institution

§5172. Cancellation; licensed financial institution

A. In lieu of complying with the provisions of R.S. 9:5169, 5170, and 5171, a request for cancellation may have attached to it the signed, written act of a licensed financial institution executed before a notary public or duly acknowledged before a notary public with or without witnesses or any act that is otherwise self-proving under the provisions of Code of Evidence Article 902(1), (2), (3), or (8), declaring that the obligee is a licensed financial institution as defined in Subsection C of this Section and that the institution:

(1) Was the obligee or the authorized agent of the obligee of the obligation secured by the mortgage or privilege when the obligation was extinguished and that the secured obligation has been paid or otherwise satisfied or extinguished; or

(2) Is the obligee or authorized agent of the obligee of the secured obligation and that it releases the mortgage or privilege and directs the recorder to cancel its recordation.

B. When a request for cancellation is made by the licensed financial institution, in lieu of attaching a separate act of release, the financial institution may include the information required by R.S. 9:5169, 5170, and 5171 if the request is in authentic or authenticated form.

C. For purposes of this Section, a "licensed financial institution" is any person licensed or regulated by the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, or any bank, credit union, lending agency, or other person conducting such a business that is licensed or regulated by another state or the United States.

Acts 2005, No. 169, §6, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 337, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 44:109 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.