North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 10B - Notaries
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...