§ 10B-42. Notarial certificate for a verification or of subscribing witness. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 10B‑42.  Notarialcertificate for a verification or of subscribing witness.

(a)        When properlycompleted by a notary, a notarial certificate in substantially the followingform may be used and shall be sufficient under the law of this State to satisfythe requirements for a notarial certificate for the verification or proof ofthe signature of a principal by a subscribing witness. The authorization of theform in this section does not preclude the use of other forms.

__________________County, North Carolina

Icertify that (name of subscribing witness) personally appeared before me thisday and certified to me under oath or by affirmation that he or she is not agrantee or beneficiary of the transaction, signed the foregoing document as asubscribing witness, and either (i) witnessed (name of principal) sign theforegoing document or (ii) witnessed (name of principal) acknowledge his or hersignature on the already‑signed document.

Date:____________________                                 Official Signature ofNotary

                                                                        Notary'sprinted or typed name, Notary Public

                (OfficialSeal)                              My commission expires: ________

(b)        Repealed by SessionLaws 2006‑59, s. 20, effective October 1, 2006, except as otherwise setforth in the act, and applicable to notarial acts performed on or after October1, 2006.

(c)        The notary'sprinted or typed name as shown in the form provided in subsection (a) of thissection is not required if the legible appearance of the notary's name may beascertained from the notary's typed or printed name near the notary's signatureor from elsewhere in the notarial certificate or from the notary's seal if thename is legible. (2005‑391,s. 4; 2006‑59, s. 20.)