§5172. Cancellation; partial cancellation; licensed financial institution
A. In lieu of complying with the provisions of R.S. 9:5169, 5170, and 5171, a request for cancellation or partial cancellation may have attached to it the signed, written act of a licensed financial institution represented by one of its officers and executed or duly acknowledged before a notary public with or without witnesses, or in any form that is otherwise self-proving under the provisions of Code of Evidence Article 902(1), (2), (3), or (8), or an act under private signature by two authorized officers of the licensed financial institution, declaring that the obligee is a licensed financial institution as defined in Subsection C of this Section and that the institution meets any of the following criteria:
(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.
(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.
(3) Is the obligee or authorized agent of the obligee of the secured obligation and that it partially releases the mortgage or privilege and directs the recorder to partially cancel its recordation.
B. When a request for cancellation or partial cancellation is made by the licensed financial institution, in lieu of attaching a separate act of release or partial 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 or otherwise complies with Subsection A of this Section.
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; Acts 2017, No. 62, §1.
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