18 NCAC 07B .0431          FORM FOR NOTARY REPORTABLE INCIDENTS

The form for a notary public notifying the Department of reportable incidents pursuant to 18 NCAC 07D .0310 requires:

(1)           the notary's commission name and commission number;

(2)           how the notary discovered the reportable incident;

(3)           the date of the last notarization performed by the notary before the reportable incident occurred or was discovered;

(4)           the date on which the notary discovered the reportable incident regarding the notary's physical seal, electronic seal, signature, journal, notarial records, or communication technology recording;

(5)           the date on which the reportable incident occurred, if different from the date of discovery;

(6)           the date on which the notary reported to:

(a)           the Register of Deeds, and the county of that Register of Deeds; and

(b)           law enforcement, if applicable, including the name of the law enforcement agency and a copy of the law enforcement report if available;

(7)           any other information that the notary believes may be useful to the Department in assessing the reportable incident; and

(8)           the notary's signature and the date of the report to the Department.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 10B-4; 10B-36; 10B-125(b); 10B-126(d); 10B-134.21;

Eff. July 1, 2025.