92.4. A notary is not required to issue a copy of or an extract from an act, or to give access to its content, 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 act and, where applicable, the registration of the act, have been paid.
A notary may also withhold the documents of a file that pertain to a professional services mandate entrusted to him or her until all fees and disbursements have been paid.
2023, c. 232023, c. 23, s. 461.