Notaries, bailiffs and other agents with power to draw up deeds and reports, court clerks and administrative authorities who have neglected to submit to registration or to the merged formality, within the time limits set, the deeds that they are required to submit to either of these formalities shall be personally liable to the increase provided for in 1 of the article 1728. They are, in addition, liable for the payment of duties or taxes, except for their recourse against the parties for these duties or taxes only.
These provisions are applicable to naval administration officers.
Notaries are also personally liable for the increase provided for in a and b of 1 and 5 of Article 1728 when they have agreed at the request of the beneficiaries to assume the declaratory obligations mentioned in 2 of article 204 and in I of article 982, save their recourse against the parties.