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N.C.G.S. § 10B-2 — revision history

Text is never overwritten. Each amendment lands as a new version row with its own effective range.

  1. Version 1 — 2026-08-08 to present

    Scraped from ncleg.gov; The General Statutes include changes through S.L. 2026-7.

    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 all of the following notarial acts: a. Traditional paper. b. Electronic notarization. c. Remote electronic notarization. (1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1998-228, s. 1; 2005-391, s. 4; 2022-54, s. 2(a); 2023-57, s. 2.)