§ 10B-36. Official seal. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 10B‑36.  Officialseal.

(a)        A notary shall keepan official seal or stamp that is the exclusive property of the notary. Thenotary shall keep the seal in a secure location. A notary shall not allowanother person to use or possess the seal, and shall not surrender the seal tothe notary's employer upon termination of employment.

(b)        The seal shall beaffixed only after the notarial act is performed. The notary shall place theimage or impression of the seal near the notary's signature on every paperrecord notarized. The seal and the notary's signature shall appear on the samepage of a record as the text of the notarial certificate.

(c)        A notary shall dothe following within 10 days of discovering that the notary's seal has beenlost or stolen:

(1)        Inform theappropriate law enforcement agency in the case of theft or vandalism.

(2)        Notify theappropriate register of deeds and the Secretary in writing and signed in theofficial name in which he or she was commissioned.

(d)        As soon as isreasonably practicable after resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notarycommission, or death of the notary, the seal shall be delivered to theSecretary for disposal. (1973, c. 680, s. 1; 1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1998‑228, s. 7; 2005‑391,s. 4; 2006‑59, s. 16.)