66-270. Authority of Secretary of State to authenticate documents. The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, may sign and issue a certificate of authentication for a document that has been executed or issued in this State so that it can be recognized in a foreign jurisdiction. The certificate may be issued under the seal of the […]
66-271. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Authentication. – Certification of the genuineness of an official’s signature, seal, or position within the State of North Carolina so the document can be recognized in a foreign jurisdiction. (2) Department. – The Department of the Secretary of State. (3) Foreign jurisdiction. – A jurisdiction […]
66-272. Certificate of authentication. To authenticate a document, the Secretary must compare the official’s seal and signature on the document with a specimen of the official’s seal and signature on file in the Department. If no specimen is on file in the Department, the Secretary must require that the document be authenticated by an official […]
66-273. Prerequisites for authentication. All of the following conditions must be met before a document can be authenticated: (1) All seals and signatures must be originals. (2) All dates must follow in chronological order on all certifications. (3) All acknowledgments to be authenticated by the Secretary shall be in English and must comply with Chapter […]
66-274. Limitations on authentication. (a) The Secretary shall not issue a certificate of authentication for a document if the Secretary has cause to believe that the certificate is desired for an unlawful or improper purpose. The Secretary may examine not only the document for which a certificate is requested, but also any documents to which […]
66-275. Other methods of authentication not precluded. Nothing in this Article shall preclude or invalidate any other method that is provided by statute or common law for certifying or exemplifying the authenticity of a document or preclude the recognition in a foreign jurisdiction of a document whose authenticity is so certified or exemplified. (1998-228, s. […]
