Notary Public Guidebook for North Carolina

A reference work containing laws, practices, and forms essential to notaries public in North Carolina. Contains updated text and forms since publication of the ninth edition, 2004, including changes made by Session Law 2005-391 (Senate Bill 671). Changes include, among other things, a requirement that the notary’s name be typed or printed in a readable appearance near the notary’s signature; new requirements regarding the dimension and appearance of the notary’s seal; specific direction about what constitutes personal appearance of principals and subscribing witnesses and what a notary must do to verify their identity; how a signature can be made by mark; new forms of acknowledgement certificates and direction about what must be included in certificates completed by notaries; changes in the notary application, education, testing, and commissioning requirements; and changes in the law regarding criminal offenses and sanctions for violating notary laws.Szypszak, Charles A. is the author of 'Notary Public Guidebook for North Carolina', published 2006 under ISBN 9781560114802 and ISBN 1560114800.