North Carolina § 10B-42 - 1. Notarial certificate for a verification of nonsubscribing witness.

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§ 10B-42. 1. Notarial certificate for a verification of nonsubscribing witness.

When properly completed by a notary, a notarial certificate in substantially the following form may be used and shall be sufficient under the law of this State to satisfy the requirements for a notarial certificate for the verification or proof of the signature of a principal or subscribing witness by a nonsubscribing witness. The authorization of the form in this section does not preclude the use of other forms. The notary's printed or typed name as shown in the form provided in subsection (a) of this section is not required if the legible appearance of the notary's name may be ascertained from the notary's typed or printed name near the notary's signature or from elsewhere in the notarial certificate or from the notary's seal if the name is legible. __________________ County, North Carolina I certify (name of nonsubscribing witness) personally appeared before me this day and certified to me under oath or by affirmation that he or she is not a grantee or beneficiary of the transaction, that (name of nonsubscribing witness) recognizes the signature of (name of the principal or the subscribing witness) and that the signature is genuine. Date: ______________ Official Signature of Notary Notary's printed or typed name, Notary Public (Official Seal) My commission expires: __________ History (2006-59, s. 21.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2006-59, s. 33, made this section effective October 1, 2006, and except as otherwise set forth in the act, applicable to notarial acts performed on or after that date.

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