10B-8. Course of study and examination.
(a) Every applicant for an initial notary commission shall, within the three months preceding application, take a course of classroom instruction of not less than six hours approved by the Secretary and take a written examination approved by the Secretary. An applicant must answer at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions correctly in order to pass the exam. This subsection shall not apply to a licensed member of the North Carolina State Bar.
(b) Every applicant for recommissioning shall pass a written examination approved by and administered by or under the direction of the Secretary, unless the person is a licensed member of the North Carolina State Bar.
(c) The content of the course of instruction and the written examinations shall be notarial laws, procedures, and ethics.
(d) The Secretary may charge such fees as are reasonably necessary to pay the cost associated with developing and administering examinations permitted by this Chapter and for conducting the training of notaries and notary instructors. (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.