RS 49:316.2
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RS 49:316.2
§316.2. Payments for electronic signatures; authorizations; fees
A. The state, through any department, agency, board, commission, or other state entity, hereinafter referred to as "state entity", may charge a fee for use of an electronic signature in connection with official documents. The state may accept payment for use of an electronic signature by credit cards, debit cards, and any other form of electronic payments approved by the treasurer as provided in R.S. 49:316.1.
B. The fee charged by the state for the use of an electronic signature pursuant to this Section shall be a convenience fee paid directly to the state entity. The amount of the convenience fee, after review and recommendation by the treasurer, shall be approved by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee on Ways and Means. In addition, the amount of the convenience fee shall be disclosed to the signatory before the transaction is completed, and the signatory shall be given the option of proceeding without the electronic signature at that time.
Acts 2023, No. 384, §1, eff. June 14, 2023.