§ 10B-134.5 – (Effective July 1, 2023) Use of communication technology.
10B-134.5. (Effective July 1, 2023) Use of communication technology. (a) The communication technology used by a remote electronic notary to perform remote electronic notarial acts for remotely located principals shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Host the meeting between the remote electronic notary and the remotely located principal in real time. (2) […]
§ 10B-134.6 – .
10B-134.6. Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 10B-126 – Security measures.
10B-126. Security measures. (a) A notary shall safeguard the notary’s electronic signature, the notary’s electronic seal, and all other notarial records. Notarial records shall be maintained by the notary, and the notary shall not surrender or destroy the records except as required by a court order or as allowed under rules adopted by the Secretary. […]
§ 10B-127 – Maintenance of electronic device.
10B-127. Maintenance of electronic device. (a) An electronic notary shall take reasonable steps to ensure that any registered device used to create the notary’s electronic signature is current and has not been revoked or terminated by its issuing or registering authority. (b) If the registration of the device used to create electronic signatures either expires […]
§ 10B-128 – Disposition of records.
10B-128. Disposition of records. (a) Upon compliance with G.S. 10B-127 and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, when an electronic notary’s commission expires or is resigned or revoked, or when an electronic notary dies, the notary or the notary’s duly authorized representative shall erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, […]
§ 10B-101 – (Effective until July 1, 2023) Definitions.
10B-101. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) "Electronic Document" means information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. (3) "Electronic Notarial Act" and "Electronic Notarization" mean an official act by an […]
§ 10B-102 – (Effective until July 1, 2023) Scope of this Article.
10B-102. Scope of this Article. Article 1 of this Chapter applies to all acts authorized under this Article unless the provisions of Article 1 directly conflict with the provisions of this Article, in which case provisions of Article 2 shall control. (2005-391, s. 4.)
§ 10B-105 – (Effective until July 1, 2023) Qualifications.
10B-105. Qualifications. (a) A person qualified for electronic notary registration shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Hold a valid commission as a notary public in the State of North Carolina. (2) Except as otherwise provided, abide by all the provisions of Article 1 of this Chapter. (3) Satisfy the requirements of G.S. 10B-107. […]
§ 10B-106 – (Effective until July 1, 2023) Registration with the Secretary of State.
10B-106. Registration with the Secretary of State. (a) Before performing notarial acts electronically, a notary shall register the capability to notarize electronically with the Secretary. (b) The term of registration as an electronic notary shall coincide with the term of the notary’s commission under Article 1 of this Chapter. (c) An electronic notary shall reregister […]
§ 10B-107 – Course of instruction.
10B-107. Course of instruction. (a) Before performing electronic notarial acts, a notary shall take a course of instruction of least three hours approved by the Secretary and pass an examination of this course, which shall be in addition to the educational requirements provided in Article 1 of this Chapter. (b) The content of the course […]