North Carolina § 10B-52 - Change of county.
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§ 10B-52. Change of county.
A notary who has moved to another county in North Carolina remains commissioned until the current commission expires, is not required to obtain a new seal, and may continue to notarize without changing his or her seal. When a notary who has moved applies to be recommissioned, if the commission is granted the, Secretary shall issue a notice of recommissioning. The commission applicant shall then do all of the following: Obtain a new seal bearing the new county exactly as in the notice of recommissioning. Appear before the register of deeds to which the commission was delivered within 45 days of recommissioning, to be duly qualified by taking the general oath of office prescribed in G.S. 11-11 and the oath prescribed for officers in G.S. 11-7 under the new county and to have the notary public record changed to reflect the new county name. History (1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1995, c. 226; s. 3; 2005-391, s. 4.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2005-391, s. 4, enacted this section as G.S. 10B-30. It has been renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10B-52 ("Change of county.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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