§ 10B-128. Disposition of records. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 10B‑128.  Dispositionof records.

(a)        Upon compliancewith G.S. 10B‑127 and except as provided in subsection (b) of thissection, when an electronic notary's commission expires or is resigned orrevoked, or when an electronic notary dies, the notary or the notary's dulyauthorized representative shall erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk,certificate, card, software, file, or program that enables electronicaffixation of the notary's official electronic signature.

(b)        A former electronicnotary whose previous commission or application was not revoked or denied bythe Secretary need not erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate,card, software, file, or program enabling electronic affixation of the officialelectronic signature if he or she is recommissioned and reregistered as anelectronic notary using the same electronic signature within three months aftercommission expiration. (2005‑391, s. 4.)