North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Electronic Notary Act.
§ 10B-128 - Disposition of records.

10B-128. Disposition of records.
(a) Upon compliance with G.S. 10B-127 and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, when an electronic notary's commission expires or is resigned or revoked, or when an electronic notary dies, the notary or the notary's duly authorized representative shall erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, file, or program that enables electronic affixation of the notary's official electronic signature.
(b) A former electronic notary whose previous commission or application was not revoked or denied by the Secretary need not erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, file, or program enabling electronic affixation of the official electronic signature if he or she is recommissioned and reregistered as an electronic notary using the same electronic signature within three months after commission expiration. (2005-391, s. 4.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 10B - Notaries

Article 2 - Electronic Notary Act.

§ 10B-100 - Short title.

§ 10B-101 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Definitions.

§ 10B-102 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Scope of this Article.

§ 10B-105 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Qualifications.

§ 10B-106 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Registration with the Secretary of State.

§ 10B-107 - Course of instruction.

§ 10B-108 - Fees for registration.

§ 10B-115 - Types of electronic notarial acts.

§ 10B-116 - Prohibitions.

§ 10B-117 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Notarial components of electronic document.

§ 10B-125 - Electronic signature, electronic seal.

§ 10B-126 - Security measures.

§ 10B-127 - Maintenance of electronic device.

§ 10B-128 - Disposition of records.

§ 10B-134 - .

§ 10B-134.1 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Definitions.

§ 10B-134.2 - .

§ 10B-134.3 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Types of remote electronic notarial acts; prohibitions.

§ 10B-134.4 - .

§ 10B-134.5 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Use of communication technology.

§ 10B-134.6 - .

§ 10B-134.7 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Authority to perform remote electronic notarial acts.

§ 10B-134.8 - .

§ 10B-134.9 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Requirements and procedures for remote electronic notarial acts.

§ 10B-134.10 - .

§ 10B-134.11 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Verification of identity; identity proofing; credential analysis.

§ 10B-134.12 - .

§ 10B-134.13 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Electronic notarization and remote electronic notarization.

§ 10B-134.14 - .

§ 10B-134.15 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Electronic journal of remote electronic notarial acts.

§ 10B-134.16 - .

§ 10B-134.17 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Security measures by notary; surrender of journal; etc.

§ 10B-134.18 - .

§ 10B-134.19 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Platform licensure by Secretary.

§ 10B-134.20 - .

§ 10B-134.21 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Rules.

§ 10B-134.22 - .

§ 10B-134.23 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Standards for services provided to remote notaries; enforcement.

§ 10B-134.24 - .

§ 10B-134.25 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Real estate transactions.

§ 10B-134.26 - .

§ 10B-135 - Validity of notarial certificates.

§ 10B-136 - Form of evidence of authority of electronic notarial act.

§ 10B-137 - Certificate of authority for electronic notarial act.

§ 10B-145 - Restriction or revocation of registration.

§ 10B-146 - Wrongful manufacture, distribution, or possession of software or hardware.