(a) Upon compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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, software, file, or program that enables electronic affixation of the notary’s official electronic signature.

(b) A former electronic notary whose previous commission or application was not revoked or denied by the Secretary need not erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, file, or program enabling electronic affixation of the official electronic signature if he or she is recommissioned and reregistered as an electronic notary using the same electronic signature within three months after commission expiration. (2005-391, s. 4.)

§ 10B-128.  (Effective July 1, 2024) Disposition of records.

(a) Upon compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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 (i) erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, file, or program that enables electronic affixation of the notary’s official electronic signature and (ii) notify the Secretary within 45 days.

(b) A former electronic notary whose previous commission or application was not revoked or denied by the Secretary need not erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, file, or program enabling electronic affixation of the official electronic signature if he or she is recommissioned and reregistered as an electronic notary using the same electronic signature and the same licensed platform, if any, within three months after commission expiration. (2005-391, s. 4; 2023-57, s. 8(c).)