18 NCAC 07F .0807          CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC NOTARY SEAL

When the electronic record to which the electronic notary's electronic seal is affixed is printed on an eight and one-half by 11 sheet of paper, the notary's seal shall have:

(1)           a visible border:

(a)           having a physical appearance of the seal that replicates the appearance of an inked seal on paper;

(b)           with the size and shape required by G.S. 10B-37(c); and

(c)           that includes an identifier in no less than an eight point type assigned by the Department to the producer of the electronic seal; and

(2)           inside its border with a minimum eight point type:

(a)           the information required by G.S. 10B-117(1), (2), and (4);

(b)           the words:

(i)            "State of North Carolina";

(ii)           "North Carolina"; or

(iii)          the abbreviation "N.C.";

(c)           the name of the county of commission with either:

(i)            the word "County"; or

(ii)           the abbreviation "Co."; and

(d)           the expiration date of the electronic notary's commission.

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

Eff. January 1, 2007;

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

Transferred from 18 NCAC 07C .0402(g) Eff. June 1, 2023;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2025; March 1, 2025.