18 N.C. Admin. Code 7I.0302

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 07I .0302 - CONTENTS OF JOURNAL

Notaries public shall enter the following information in the journal for each notarial act:

(1) the date and time at the notary's location that the notarial act occurs;

(2) the name of each principal;

(3) the type and mode of notarial act performed;

(4) the title of the document notarized, if any;

(5) how the identity of each principal was determined;

(6) if satisfactory evidence of the principal's identity was presented:

(a) the type of satisfactory evidence;

(b) the addresses of each principal as shown on any documents used as satisfactory evidence;

(c) where the satisfactory evidence was based on the sworn statement of a credible witness:

(i) the name of the credible witness;

(ii) the contact information of the credible witness;

(iii) the signature of the credible witness in a traditional notary's journal; or

(iv) the signature of the credible witness has been added to the electronic journal by the notary;

(7) the signature of each principal in a tangible journal or the notary's addition of each principal's acknowledged signature to an electronic journal;

(8) information required by 07K .0203 for any fees charged; and

(9) designation of each notarial act as employer-related or non-employer related if the journal includes both categories of notarial acts.

18 N.C. Admin. Code 07I .0302

Authority G.S. 10B-4; 10B-38; 10B-126; 10B-134.15; 10B-134.21;
Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 38, Issue 17, March 1, 2024 effective 7/1/2024.