Notary services in North Carolina

G.S. 10B-38 / 10B-36: ipals to a specific notarial transaction. (q) Any journal entries or communication technology recordings, as defined in Article 2 of this Chapter, created by a notary in the course of performing a notarial act are not public records under G.S. 132-1.  (1866, c. 30; 1879, c. 128; Code, s. 3307; Rev., ss. 2350, 2351a, 2352; C.S., ss. 3175, 3177, 3179; 1951, c. 100

G.S. 10B-3 / 10B-20: individual was personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory evidence. c. The individual did either of the following: i. Indicated to the notary that the signature on the record was the individual's signature. ii. Signed the record while in the physical presence of the notary and while being personally observed signing the reco

G.S. 10B-3: to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory evidence. c. The individual did either of the following: i. Indicated to the notary that the signature on the record was the individual's signature. ii. Signed the record while in the physical presence of the notary and while being personally observed signing the reco

G.S. 10B-60 / 10B-20: conduct. - Either of the following: a. A notary's performance of a prohibited act or failure to perform a mandated act set forth in this Chapter or any other law in connection with notarization. b. A notary's performance of a notarial act in a manner found by the Secretary to be negligent or against the public interest. (16) Personal appearance and appear in person before a n

G.S. 10B (electronic / platform): n on a form prescribed by the Secretary and pay a licensing fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000). (c) The application shall set forth at least all of the following: (1) The name and address of the applicant and its registered agent. (2) The names of all officers or directors directly involved in the operation, management, or control of the platform and a

G.S. 10B-31: acknowledgments, jurats, verifications or proofs, ten dollars ($10.00) per notarized principal signature. (2) For oaths or affirmations without a signature, ten dollars ($10.00) per person, except for an oath or affirmation administered to a credible witness to vouch for the identity of a principal or subscribing witness. (3) For an electronic acknowledgement or

G.S. 10B Art. 2 / RENA: Traditional paper. b. Electronic notarization. c. Remote electronic notarization. (1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1998-228, s. 1; 2005-391, s. 4; 2022-54, s. 2(a); 2023-57, s. 2.)   § 10B-3.  Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Acknowledgment. - A notarial act in which a notary certifies that at a single time and place

G.S. 10B-38: that is the exclusive property of the notary. The journal shall be retained by the notary for at least 10 years and may be maintained in electronic form. The notary shall keep the journal in a secure location and shall not allow another person to make entries in the journal. A notary may surrender the journal to the notary's employer upon termination of employment, but