Transcription of NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES CHAPTER 10B. …
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Revised 12/8/2021 -1- NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES CHAPTER 10B. NOTARIES. ARTICLE 1. NOTARY PUBLIC ACT. PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 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.) 10B-2. Purposes. This CHAPTER shall be construed and applied to advance its underlying purposes, which are the following: (1) To promote, serve, and protect the public interests. (2) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing notaries. (3) To prevent fraud and forgery. (4) To foster ethical conduct among notaries. (5) To enhance interstate recognition of notarial acts. (6) To integrate procedures for traditional paper and electronic notarial acts. (1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1998-228, s. 1; 2005-391, s. 4.) 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 all of the following occurred: a.
signature. ii. Signed the record while in the physical presence of the notary and while being personally observed signing the record by the notary. (2) Affirmation. – A notarial act which is legally equivalent to an oath and in which a notary certifies that at a single time and place all of the following occurred: a.
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