§ 10B-9 – Length of term and jurisdiction.
10B-9. Length of term and jurisdiction. A person commissioned under this Chapter may perform notarial acts in any part of this State for a term of five years, unless the commission is earlier revoked or resigned. No commissions shall be effective prior to the administration of the oath of office. Any notarial acts performed before […]
§ 10B-10 – Commission; oath of office; emergency extension.
10B-10. Commission; oath of office; emergency extension. (a) If the Secretary grants a commission to an applicant, the Secretary shall notify the appointee and shall instruct the appointee regarding the proper procedure for taking the oath at the register of deeds office in the county of the appointee’s commissioning. (b) Except as provided in subsection […]
§ 10B-11 – Recommissioning.
10B-11. Recommissioning. (a) A commissioned notary may apply for recommissioning no earlier than 10 weeks prior to the expiration date of the notary’s commission. (b) A notary whose commission has not expired must comply with the following requirements to be recommissioned: (1) Submit a new application meeting the requirements of G.S. 10B-6, except for G.S. […]
§ 10B-12 – Notarized declaration.
10B-12. Notarized declaration. The application for a notary public commission shall contain the following declaration to be executed by each applicant under oath: Declaration of Applicant I, ___________________ (name of applicant), solemnly swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the information in this application is true, complete, and correct; that I understand the official […]
§ 10B-13 – Application fee.
10B-13. Application fee. Every applicant for a notary commission shall pay to the Secretary a nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). (2005-391, s. 4.)
§ 10B-14 – Instructor's certification.
10B-14. Instructor’s certification. (a) The course of study required by G.S. 10B-5(b) shall be taught by an instructor certified under rules adopted by the Secretary. An instructor must meet the following requirements to be certified to teach a course of study for notaries public: (1) Complete and pass an instructor certification course of not less […]
§ 10B-20 – (Effective until July 1, 2023) Powers and limitations.
10B-20. Powers and limitations. (a) A notary may perform any of the following notarial acts: (1) Acknowledgments. (2) Oaths and affirmations. (3) Repealed by Session Laws 2006-59, s. 6, effective October 1, 2006, and except as otherwise set forth in the act, applicable to notarial acts performed on or after October 1, 2006. (4) Verifications […]
§ 10B-21 – Notaries ex officio.
10B-21. Notaries ex officio. (a) The clerks of the superior court may act as notaries public in their several counties by virtue of their offices as clerks and may certify their notarial acts only under the seals of their respective courts. Assistant and deputy clerks of superior court, by virtue of their offices, may perform […]
§ 10B-22 – False certificate; foreign language certificates.
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 […]
§ 10B-1 – Short title.
10B-1. Short title. This Article is the "Notary Public Act" and may be cited by that name. (1991, c. 683, s. 2; 2005-391, s. 4.)