N-3 - Notaries Act

Section 91 Disposition versions

2023-10-24

91. A notary may not issue a copy of or extract from acts that are part of his or her notarial records and whose publication is not required, or otherwise give access to them, except on an order of the court or in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article 484 of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01).

The first paragraph also applies to the assignee of notarial records or of part of notarial records, to the provisional custodian and any other legal depositary of such notarial records and to the mandatary referred to in section 92.2.

A regulation of the board of directors may determine the procedure for issuing the copies or extracts. The regulation may also provide other cases in which the notary may give access to an act.

2000, c. 44, s. 91; 2023, c. 23, s. 46.

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91. A notary is not required to issue a copy of or an extract from, or communicate the content of, a notarial act, except for the purpose of its registration in the appropriate register for the publication of rights, until the fees and disbursements for the preparation and execution of the notarial act and, where applicable, the registration of the act, have been paid.

A notary may withhold files and other documents pertaining to a matter which has been entrusted to the notary until all disbursements and fees have been paid.

2000, c. 44, s. 91.