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Louisiana Quitclaim Deed Form (2026): Requirements, Notary, Recording Fee

Updated October 11, 2026. Quick answer: An act under private signature may be acknowledged by recognizing the signature before a notary or other authorized officer in the presence of two witnesses, which makes it prima facie genuine; whether acknowledgment is required to record is UNVERIFIED. The statute sets the recording fee by length, from one hundred dollars for a one to five page document up to three hundred dollars plus five dollars per page beyond fifty, and charges it separately for each of the mortgage and conveyance records if the document is filed in both.

Louisiana quitclaim deed at a glance

ItemWhat the documents say
SigningLouisiana’s Civil Code requires a transfer of immovable property to be made by authentic act or by act under private signature, though an oral transfer is valid between the parties when the property has been actually delivered and the transferor recognizes the transfer when interrogated on oath; the articles read do not use the term quitclaim deed.
WitnessesAn authentic act requires a notary or other authorized officer and two witnesses, all signing; witness rules for an act under private signature are UNVERIFIED beyond the two witnesses needed to acknowledge it.
Notary or acknowledgmentAn act under private signature may be acknowledged by recognizing the signature before a notary or other authorized officer in the presence of two witnesses, which makes it prima facie genuine; whether acknowledgment is required to record is UNVERIFIED.
Statutory quitclaim formNot found in the documents read
Where to record, and the feeClerk of the district court as ex officio recorder (parish where the property is located). The statute sets the recording fee by length: one hundred dollars for a one to five page document, two hundred dollars for six to twenty-five pages, three hundred dollars for twenty-six to fifty pages, and three hundred dollars plus five dollars for each page after fifty. The fees are assessed separately, so they are charged a second time if the document is filed in both the mortgage and the conveyance records. Paper other than 8.5 by 11 or 8.5 by 14 inches costs an additional twenty dollars per page.
State transfer taxNot found in the documents read (UNVERIFIED.)
Gift from a parent to a childNot found in the documents read
Spouse or homesteadBoth spouses must concur in the alienation of community immovables.
SourceLouisiana State Legislature

Signing, witnesses and the notary in Louisiana

Louisiana’s Civil Code requires a transfer of immovable property to be made by authentic act or by act under private signature, though an oral transfer is valid between the parties when the property has been actually delivered and the transferor recognizes the transfer when interrogated on oath; the articles read do not use the term quitclaim deed.

An act under private signature may be acknowledged by recognizing the signature before a notary or other authorized officer in the presence of two witnesses, which makes it prima facie genuine; whether acknowledgment is required to record is UNVERIFIED.

Witnesses: An authentic act requires a notary or other authorized officer and two witnesses, all signing; witness rules for an act under private signature are UNVERIFIED beyond the two witnesses needed to acknowledge it.

The text itself:

  • Louisiana Civil Code Art. 1839 Transfer of immovable property: “must be made by authentic act or by act under private signature”
  • Louisiana Civil Code Art. 1833 Authentic act: “in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party”
  • Louisiana Civil Code Art. 1836 Act under private signature duly acknowledged: “recognizing the signature as his own before a court, or before”

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Recording: where to file and what it costs

Recording office: Clerk of the district court as ex officio recorder (parish where the property is located). The statute sets the recording fee by length: one hundred dollars for a one to five page document, two hundred dollars for six to twenty-five pages, three hundred dollars for twenty-six to fifty pages, and three hundred dollars plus five dollars for each page after fifty. The fees are assessed separately, so they are charged a second time if the document is filed in both the mortgage and the conveyance records. Paper other than 8.5 by 11 or 8.5 by 14 inches costs an additional twenty dollars per page.

The text itself:

  • Louisiana Civil Code Art. 1839 Transfer of immovable property: “only from the time it is filed for registry”
  • Louisiana R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders: “For one to five page documents, one hundred dollars”

Transfer tax and a gift to a family member

UNVERIFIED

Between family members: Not found in the documents read.

Spouse and homestead

Both spouses must concur in the alienation of community immovables.

The text itself:

  • Louisiana Civil Code Art. 2347 Alienation of community property; concurrence of other spouse: “concurrence of both spouses is required for the alienation, encumbrance, or lease”

A worked example: a parent deeds the home to an adult child

An illustration, not a return: a parent bought a home for $100,000, and it is worth $300,000 when the parent deeds it to an adult child by quitclaim deed, with no payment. The child later sells it for $350,000. For a gift, federal law says the child’s basis is “the same as it would be in the hands of the donor”, so the basis stays $100,000 and the gain is $250,000 ($350,000 minus $100,000). Had the child received the same home at the parent’s death, when it was worth $300,000, the statute sets the basis at “fair market value of the property at the date of the decedent’s”, so the gain would be $50,000 ($350,000 minus $300,000). Federal gift tax filing rules are outside this page and outside the documents read.

Read the Louisiana transfer-tax rule above for the state side of the same transfer. See CMG’s quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer page for the choice of deed.

What the documents do not say

  • Whether Louisiana has a statutory quitclaim form: not found in the documents read.
  • Whether a gift from a parent to a child is exempt from the transfer tax: not found in the documents read.
  • Whether Louisiana has a state transfer tax on deeds: not found in the documents read.
  • Louisiana is a civil-law state and the articles read never use the word quitclaim; the page describes the act forms the Civil Code names for a transfer of immovable property.
  • County or city transfer taxes and local recording surcharges were not read unless named above.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming the answer for one state applies to another, or that signing a deed ends the paperwork before recording.

Related: quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer, Louisiana probate cost, and whether Louisiana has an estate tax.

Sources

Sources: the primary documents linked above, read on October 11, 2026. General information, not tax advice. Your own facts decide the outcome, and a tax professional or the state agency itself is the right place to confirm anything consequential.