SECTION .0400 – CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NOTARY AND PRINCIPAL

18 NCAC 07H .0401         UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW

Except as noted in Rule .0406 of this Section, a notary public shall not perform a remote electronic notarization unless, in the judgment of the notary, there is a clear and unobstructed view of:

(1)           all principals;

(2)           any interpreter or transliterator who is interpreting for a principal; and

(3)           the text that a CART captioner is providing to the principal.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 10B-4; 10B-134.15; 10B-134.17; 10B-134.21; 10B-134.23;

Eff. July 1, 2025.