SECTION .1000 – CONFIDENTIALITY, SECURITY, AND RECORDS RETENTION

18 NCAC 07F .1001          EMPLOYERS OF ELECTRONIC NOTARIES

(a)  Neither the employer nor any of the employer's employees or agents shall use or permit the use of an electronic notary seal or electronic notary signature by anyone other than the electronic notary public to whom it is registered.

(b)  Upon the cessation of employment of an electronic notary public, the employer of the electronic notary shall:

(1)           have no control of the electronic notary's electronic notary seal; or

(2)           eliminate the ability of any other person to use the former electronic notary employee's electronic notary seal and electronic notary's electronic signature.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 10B-4; 10B-125(b); 10B-126(d); 10B-134.15; 10B-134.17; 10B-134.21;

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 .0603 Eff. June 1, 2023;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2024.