North Carolina § 10B-31 - Fees for notarial acts.
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§ 10B-31. Fees for notarial acts.
The maximum fees that may be charged by a notary for notarial acts are as follows: For acknowledgments, jurats, verifications or proofs, five dollars ($5.00) per principal signature. For oaths or affirmations without a signature, five dollars ($5.00) per person, except for an oath or affirmation administered to a credible witness to vouch for the identity of a principal or subscribing witness. History (Code, s. 3749; 1889, c. 446; 1895, c. 296; 1903, c. 734; Rev., s. 2800; C.S., s. 3178; 1973, c. 680, s. 1; 1977, c. 429, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 872; 1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1998-228, s. 6; 2005-328,s. 1.; 2005-391, s. 4; 2006-59, s. 14.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2005-391, s. 4, enacted this section as G.S. 10B-20. It has been renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-59, s. 14, effective October 1, 2006, and except as otherwise set forth in this act, applicable to notarial acts performed on or after that date, substituted "the identity of a principal or subscribing witness" for "a principal's identity" in subdivision (2).
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