Section 10B-127 - Maintenance of electronic device(a) An electronic notary shall take reasonable steps to ensure that any registered device used to create the notary's electronic signature is current and has not been revoked or terminated by its issuing or registering authority.(b) If an electronic notary contracts with an approved provider of an electronic seal and electronic signature or licensed platform for a device used to create electronic signatures or for electronic notarization or remote electronic notarization services, and the contract either expires or is changed during the electronic notary's term of office, the notary shall cease performing electronic and remote electronic notarizations until:(1) A new contract is executed or a new device is duly issued or registered to the notary; and(2) An electronically signed notice is sent to the Secretary that shall include the starting and expiration dates of any new registration or contract term and any other new information at variance with information in the most recently executed electronic registration form.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 10B-127
Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 57,s. 8-b, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2005 N.C. Sess. Laws 391, s. 4, eff. 12/1/2005.