GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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HOUSE BILL 997

Short Title:  Notary Commission Amendment.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Neely; and Thompson.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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April 17, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT NOTARIES PUBLIC OBTAIN THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PUBLICLY ELECTED OFFICIAL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 10A-4(b)(5) reads as rewritten:
"(5)	Submit an application containing no significant misstatement or omission of fact. The application form shall be provided by the Secretary of State and be available at the register of deeds office in each county. Every application shall bear the signature of the applicant written with pen and ink, and the signature shall be acknowledged by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. ”
Section 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1997, and applies to all initial applications submitted on or after that date.