§ 10B-10. Commission; oath of office. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 10B‑10.  Commission;oath of office.

(a)        If the Secretarygrants a commission to an applicant, the Secretary shall notify the appointeeand shall instruct the appointee regarding the proper procedure for taking theoath at the register of deeds office in the county of the appointee'scommissioning.

(b)        The appointee shallappear before the register of deeds no later than 45 days after commissioningand shall be duly qualified by taking the general oath of office prescribed inG.S. 11‑11 and the oath prescribed for officers in G.S. 11‑7.

(c)        After the appointeequalifies by taking the oath of office required under subsection (b) of thissection, the register of deeds shall place the notary record in a bookdesignated for that purpose, or the notary record may be recorded in theConsolidated Document Book and indexed in the Consolidated Real Property Indexunder the notary's name in the grantor index. The notary record may be kept inelectronic format so long as the signature of the notary public may be viewedand printed. The notary record shall contain the name and the signature of thenotary as commissioned, the effective date and expiration date of thecommission, the date the oath was administered, and the date of anyrestriction, suspension, revocation, or resignation. The record shallconstitute the official record of the qualification of notaries public.

(d)        The register ofdeeds shall deliver the commission to the notary following completion of therequirements of this section and shall notify the Secretary of the delivery.

(e)        If the appointeedoes not appear before the register of deeds within 45 days of commissioning,the register of deeds must return the commission to the Secretary, and theappointee must reapply for commissioning. If the appointee reapplies within oneyear of the granting of the commission, the Secretary may waive the educationalrequirements of this Chapter. (Code, ss. 3304, 3305; Rev., ss. 2347, 2348; C.S., s.3173; 1969,c. 912, s. 2; 1973, c. 680, s. 1; 1991, c. 683, s. 2; 2005‑391,s. 4; 2006‑59, s. 4.)