North Carolina General Statutes 10B-117. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Notarial components of electronic document
In performing an electronic notarial act, all of the following components shall be attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic document by the electronic notary, all of which shall be immediately perceptible and reproducible in the electronic record to which the notary’s electronic signature is attached:
(1) The notary’s name, state, and county of commissioning exactly as stated on the commission issued by the Secretary;
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 10B-117
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) The words “Electronic Notary Public”;
(3) The words “State of North Carolina”;
(4) The expiration date of the commission;
(5) The notary’s electronic signature; and
(6) The completed wording of one of the following notarial certificates:
a. Acknowledgment;
b. Jurat;
c. Verification or proof; or
d. Oath or affirmation. (2005-391, s. 4.)
§ 10B-117. (Effective July 1, 2024) Notarial components of electronic document.
In performing an electronic or remote electronic notarial act, all of the following components shall be attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic document by the electronic notary, all of which shall be immediately perceptible and reproducible in the electronic record to which the notary’s electronic signature is attached:
(1) The notary’s name, state, and county of commissioning exactly as stated on the commission issued by the Secretary.
(2) The words “Electronic Notary Public” or Electronic Notary Public Utilizing Communication Technology.
(3) The words State of North Carolina.
(4) The expiration date of the commission.
(5) The notary’s electronic signature.
(6) The completed wording of one of the following notarial certificates:
a. Acknowledgment.
b. Jurat.
c. Verification or proof.
d. Repealed by Session Laws 2022-54, s. 2(g), effective July 1, 2024. (2005-391, s. 4; 2022-54, s. 2(g); 2023-57, ss. 2, 7(f).)