18 NCAC 07B .0414          APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS NOTARY INSTRUCTOR

The application for certification as a notary instructor form requires:

(1)           the information required by Rule .0407(1)–(2)(f) of this Section;

(2)           whether the applicant is currently employed as:

(a)           a register of deeds or clerk of court; or

(b)           an employee of the Department and is authorized by the Secretary to serve as an instructor;

(3)           the eligible institution for which the applicant will teach if certified as an instructor;

(4)           the name, telephone number, and email address of a contact person at the eligible institution who is knowledgeable about the conditional hiring of the applicant to teach notary courses;

(5)           whether the applicant has a personal copy of the most recent notary public manual approved by the Department and, if yes, the year and edition number;

(6)           whether the applicant has active experience as a notary public;

(7)           whether the applicant has notified the Department of changes as required by Chapter 10B of the General Statutes and the rules in this Chapter or is submitting a change form with the application;

(8)           a declaration under penalty of perjury that:

(a)           the information provided is true and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief;

(b)           the applicant remains qualified to be commissioned as a notary public; and

(c)           the applicant will perform the duties and responsibilities of a certified notary instructor; and

(9)           the printed name and signature of the applicant and the date signed.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 10B-4; 10B-14; 10B-134.21;

Eff. March 1, 2025;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2025.