(a) Technical defects, errors, or omissions in a notarial certificate shall not affect the sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the notarial certificate or the related instrument or document.

(b) Defects in the commissioning or recommissioning of a notary that are approved by the Department are cured. This subsection applies to commissions and recommissions issued on or after December 1, 2005.

(c) As used in this section, a technical defect includes those cured under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 10B-37(f) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 10B-67 Other technical defects include, but are not limited to, the absence of the legible appearance of the notary’s name exactly as shown on the notary’s commission as required in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 10B-20(b), the affixation of the notary’s seal near the signature of the principal or subscribing witness rather than near the notary’s signature, minor typographical mistakes in the spelling of the principal’s name, the failure to acknowledge the principal’s name exactly as signed by including or omitting initials, or the failure to specify the principal’s title or office, if any. (2006-59, s. 24; 2006-199, s. 2; 2013-204, s. 1.7.)