SECTION .0600 – NOTARY INSTRUCTOR TEACHING OBLIGATIONS

18 NCAC 07E .0601          MINIMUM INSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES OF CERTIFIED NOTARY INSTRUCTORS

(a)  A certified notary instructor shall verify the identity of each student in a notary course during the first instructional period by:

(1)           requiring satisfactory evidence of identity as defined in G.S. 10B-3(22)a; or

(2)           having personal knowledge of the student as defined in G.S. 10B-3(17).

(b)  A certified notary instructor shall verify the identity of each student in a traditional notary course again prior to signing the application of a traditional notary applicant.

(c)  A certified instructor shall comply with the eligible institution's requirements regarding audits of courses, provided that the instructor shall not permit a student who is auditing to:

(1)           see or take the notary course exam; or

(2)           remain in the classroom during the notary course exam.

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

Eff. January 1, 2008;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Transferred from 18 NCAC 07B .0716 Eff. June 1, 2023;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2024.