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Article 1 - Notary Public Act.
§ 10B-1 - Short title. - 10B-1. Short title. This Article is the "Notary Public Act"...
§ 10B-2 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Purposes. - 10B-2. Purposes. This Chapter shall be construed and applied to...
§ 10B-3 - Definitions. - 10B-3. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1)...
§ 10B-5 - Qualifications. - 10B-5. Qualifications. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of...
§ 10B-6 - Application for commission. - 10B-6. Application for commission. Every application for a notary commission...
§ 10B-7 - Statement of personal qualification. - 10B-7. Statement of personal qualification. (a) The application for a...
§ 10B-8 - Course of study and examination. - 10B-8. Course of study and examination. (a) Every applicant for...
§ 10B-9 - Length of term and jurisdiction. - 10B-9. Length of term and jurisdiction. A person commissioned under...
§ 10B-10 - Commission; oath of office; emergency extension. - 10B-10. Commission; oath of office; emergency extension. (a) If the...
§ 10B-11 - Recommissioning. - 10B-11. Recommissioning. (a) A commissioned notary may apply for recommissioning...
§ 10B-12 - Notarized declaration. - 10B-12. Notarized declaration. The application for a notary public commission...
§ 10B-13 - Application fee. - 10B-13. Application fee. Every applicant for a notary commission shall...
§ 10B-14 - Instructor's certification. - 10B-14. Instructor's certification. (a) The course of study required by...
§ 10B-20 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Powers and limitations. - 10B-20. Powers and limitations. (a) A notary may perform any...
§ 10B-21 - Notaries ex officio. - 10B-21. Notaries ex officio. (a) The clerks of the superior...
§ 10B-22 - False certificate; foreign language certificates. - 10B-22. False certificate; foreign language certificates. (a) A notary shall...
§ 10B-23 - Improper records. - 10B-23. Improper records. (a) A notary shall not notarize a...
§ 10B-24 - Testimonials. - 10B-24. Testimonials. A notary shall not use the official notary...
§ 10B-25 - (Expires June 30, 2023 see note) Emergency video notarization. - 10B-25. Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2021-3, s. 2.10(a), effective...
§ 10B-30 - Imposition and waiver of fees. - 10B-30. Imposition and waiver of fees. (a) For performing a...
§ 10B-31 - Fees for notarial acts. - 10B-31. Fees for notarial acts. The maximum fees that may...
§ 10B-32 - Notice of fees. - 10B-32. Notice of fees. Notaries who charge for their notarial...
§ 10B-35 - Official signature. - 10B-35. Official signature. When notarizing a paper record, a notary...
§ 10B-36 - Official seal. - 10B-36. Official seal. (a) A notary shall keep an official...
§ 10B-37 - Seal image. - 10B-37. Seal image. (a) A notary shall affix the notary's...
§ 10B-40 - Notarial certificates in general. - 10B-40. Notarial certificates in general. (a) A notary shall not...
§ 10B-41 - Notarial certificate for an acknowledgment. - 10B-41. Notarial certificate for an acknowledgment. (a) When properly completed...
§ 10B-42 - Notarial certificate for a verification or of subscribing witness. - 10B-42. Notarial certificate for a verification or of subscribing witness....
§ 10B-42.1 - Notarial certificate for a verification of nonsubscribing witness. - 10B-42.1. Notarial certificate for a verification of nonsubscribing witness. (a)...
§ 10B-43 - Notarial certificate for an oath or affirmation. - 10B-43. Notarial certificate for an oath or affirmation. (a) When...
§ 10B-50 - Change of address. - 10B-50. Change of address. Within 45 days after the change...
§ 10B-51 - Change of name. - 10B-51. Change of name. (a) Within 45 days after the...
§ 10B-52 - Change of county. - 10B-52. Change of county. (a) A notary who has moved...
§ 10B-53 - Change of both name and county. - 10B-53. Change of both name and county. Within 45 days...
§ 10B-54 - Resignation. - 10B-54. Resignation. (a) A notary who resigns the notary's commission...
§ 10B-55 - Disposition of seal; death of notary. - 10B-55. Disposition of seal; death of notary. (a) When a...
§ 10B-60 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Enforcement and penalties. - 10B-60. Enforcement and penalties. (a) The Secretary may issue a...
§ 10B-65 - Acts of notaries public in certain instances validated. - 10B-65. Acts of notaries public in certain instances validated. (a)...
§ 10B-66 - Certain notarial acts validated. - 10B-66. Certain notarial acts validated. (a) Any acknowledgment taken and...
§ 10B-67 - Erroneous commission expiration date cured. - 10B-67. Erroneous commission expiration date cured. An erroneous statement of...
§ 10B-68 - Technical defects cured. - 10B-68. Technical defects cured. (a) Technical defects, errors, or omissions...
§ 10B-69 - Official forms cured. - 10B-69. Official forms cured. (a) The notarial certificate contained in...
§ 10B-70 - Certain notarial acts for local government agencies validated. - 10B-70. Certain notarial acts for local government agencies validated. (a)...
§ 10B-71 - Certain notarial acts validated when recommissioned notary failed to again take oath. - 10B-71. Certain notarial acts validated when recommissioned notary failed to...
§ 10B-99 - Presumption of regularity. - 10B-99. Presumption of regularity. (a) In the absence of evidence...
Article 2 - Electronic Notary Act.
§ 10B-100 - Short title. - 10B-100. Short title. This Article is the Electronic Notary Public...
§ 10B-101 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Definitions. - 10B-101. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...
§ 10B-102 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Scope of this Article. - 10B-102. Scope of this Article. Article 1 of this Chapter...
§ 10B-105 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Qualifications. - 10B-105. Qualifications. (a) A person qualified for electronic notary registration...
§ 10B-106 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Registration with the Secretary of State. - 10B-106. Registration with the Secretary of State. (a) Before performing...
§ 10B-107 - Course of instruction. - 10B-107. Course of instruction. (a) Before performing electronic notarial acts,...
§ 10B-108 - Fees for registration. - 10B-108. Fees for registration. The fee payable to the Secretary...
§ 10B-115 - Types of electronic notarial acts. - 10B-115. Types of electronic notarial acts. The following types of...
§ 10B-116 - Prohibitions. - 10B-116. Prohibitions. An electronic notarization shall not be performed if...
§ 10B-117 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Notarial components of electronic document. - 10B-117. Notarial components of electronic document. In performing an electronic...
§ 10B-125 - Electronic signature, electronic seal. - 10B-125. Electronic signature, electronic seal. (a) The notary's electronic signature...
§ 10B-126 - Security measures. - 10B-126. Security measures. (a) A notary shall safeguard the notary's...
§ 10B-127 - Maintenance of electronic device. - 10B-127. Maintenance of electronic device. (a) An electronic notary shall...
§ 10B-128 - Disposition of records. - 10B-128. Disposition of records. (a) Upon compliance with G.S. 10B-127...
§ 10B-134 - . - 10B-134: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.1 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Definitions. - 10B-134.1. (Effective July 1, 2023) Definitions. In addition to the...
§ 10B-134.2 - . - 10B-134.2. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.3 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Types of remote electronic notarial acts; prohibitions. - 10B-134.3. (Effective July 1, 2023) Types of remote electronic notarial...
§ 10B-134.4 - . - 10B-134.4. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.5 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Use of communication technology. - 10B-134.5. (Effective July 1, 2023) Use of communication technology. (a)...
§ 10B-134.6 - . - 10B-134.6. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.7 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Authority to perform remote electronic notarial acts. - 10B-134.7. (Effective July 1, 2023) Authority to perform remote electronic...
§ 10B-134.8 - . - 10B-134.8. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.9 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Requirements and procedures for remote electronic notarial acts. - 10B-134.9. (Effective July 1, 2023) Requirements and procedures for remote...
§ 10B-134.10 - . - 10B-134.10. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.11 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Verification of identity; identity proofing; credential analysis. - 10B-134.11. (Effective July 1, 2023) Verification of identity; identity proofing;...
§ 10B-134.12 - . - 10B-134.12. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.13 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Electronic notarization and remote electronic notarization. - 10B-134.13. (Effective July 1, 2023) Electronic notarization and remote electronic...
§ 10B-134.14 - . - 10B-134.14. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.15 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Electronic journal of remote electronic notarial acts. - 10B-134.15. (Effective July 1, 2023) Electronic journal of remote electronic...
§ 10B-134.16 - . - 10B-134.16. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.17 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Security measures by notary; surrender of journal; etc. - 10B-134.17. (Effective July 1, 2023) Security measures by notary; surrender...
§ 10B-134.18 - . - 10B-134.18. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.19 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Platform licensure by Secretary. - 10B-134.19. (Effective July 1, 2023) Platform licensure by Secretary. (a)...
§ 10B-134.20 - . - 10B-134.20. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.21 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Rules. - 10B-134.21. (Effective July 1, 2023) Rules. (a) The Secretary shall...
§ 10B-134.22 - . - 10B-134.22. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.23 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Standards for services provided to remote notaries; enforcement. - 10B-134.23. (Effective July 1, 2023) Standards for services provided to...
§ 10B-134.24 - . - 10B-134.24. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-134.25 - (Effective July 1, 2023) Real estate transactions. - 10B-134.25. (Effective July 1, 2023) Real estate transactions. (a) Nothing...
§ 10B-134.26 - . - 10B-134.26. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-135 - Validity of notarial certificates. - 10B-135. Validity of notarial certificates. The provisions contained in Article...
§ 10B-136 - Form of evidence of authority of electronic notarial act. - 10B-136. Form of evidence of authority of electronic notarial act....
§ 10B-137 - Certificate of authority for electronic notarial act. - 10B-137. Certificate of authority for electronic notarial act. (a) An...
§ 10B-145 - Restriction or revocation of registration. - 10B-145. Restriction or revocation of registration. The Secretary or the...
§ 10B-146 - Wrongful manufacture, distribution, or possession of software or hardware. - 10B-146. Wrongful manufacture, distribution, or possession of software or hardware....
Article 3 - Video Witnessing During State of Emergency.
§ 10B-200 - (Expires June 30, 2023 see note) Applicability. - 10B-200. Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2021-3, s. 2.10(a), effective...
§ 10B-201 - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2021-3, s2.10(a), effective December 31, 2021. - 10B-201. Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2021-3, s. 2.10(a), effective...