North Carolina § 10B-71 - Certain notarial acts validated when recommissioned notary failed to again take oath.
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§ 10B-71. Certain notarial acts validated when recommissioned notary failed to again take oath.
Any acknowledgment taken and any instrument notarized by a person who after recommissioning failed to again take the oath as a notary public is validated. The acknowledgment and instrument have the same legal effect as if the person qualified as a notary public at the time the person performed the act. This section applies to notarial acts performed on or after May 15, 2004, and before April 1, 2021. History (2009-358, s. 1; 2013-204, s. 1.9; 2021-91, s. 4(c).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-204, s. 1.9, effective June 26, 2013, substituted "April 1, 2013" for "July 8, 2009" in the last sentence. Session Laws 2021-91, s. 4(c), effective October 1, 2021, deleted "hereby” preceding "validated” in the first sentence; deleted "shall” following "instrument” in the second sentence; and substituted "applies” for "shall apply,” and "April 1, 2021” for "April 1, 2013” in the last sentence.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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