10B-22. False certificate; foreign language certificates.
(a) A notary shall not execute a notarial certificate containing information known or believed by the notary to be false.
(b) A notary shall not execute a certificate that is not written in the English language. A notary may execute a certificate written in the English language that accompanies a record written in another language, which record may include a translation of the notarial certificate into the other language. In those instances, the notary shall execute only the English language certificate. (2005-391, s. 4.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - Notary Public Act.
§ 10B-2 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Purposes.
§ 10B-6 - Application for commission.
§ 10B-7 - Statement of personal qualification.
§ 10B-8 - Course of study and examination.
§ 10B-9 - Length of term and jurisdiction.
§ 10B-10 - Commission; oath of office; emergency extension.
§ 10B-12 - Notarized declaration.
§ 10B-14 - Instructor's certification.
§ 10B-20 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Powers and limitations.
§ 10B-21 - Notaries ex officio.
§ 10B-22 - False certificate; foreign language certificates.
§ 10B-25 - (Expires June 30, 2023 see note) Emergency video notarization.
§ 10B-30 - Imposition and waiver of fees.
§ 10B-31 - Fees for notarial acts.
§ 10B-35 - Official signature.
§ 10B-40 - Notarial certificates in general.
§ 10B-41 - Notarial certificate for an acknowledgment.
§ 10B-42 - Notarial certificate for a verification or of subscribing witness.
§ 10B-42.1 - Notarial certificate for a verification of nonsubscribing witness.
§ 10B-43 - Notarial certificate for an oath or affirmation.
§ 10B-53 - Change of both name and county.
§ 10B-55 - Disposition of seal; death of notary.
§ 10B-60 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Enforcement and penalties.
§ 10B-65 - Acts of notaries public in certain instances validated.
§ 10B-66 - Certain notarial acts validated.
§ 10B-67 - Erroneous commission expiration date cured.
§ 10B-68 - Technical defects cured.
§ 10B-69 - Official forms cured.
§ 10B-70 - Certain notarial acts for local government agencies validated.
§ 10B-71 - Certain notarial acts validated when recommissioned notary failed to again take oath.