{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-10b-2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 10B-2","heading":"Purposes.","body":"This Chapter shall be construed and applied to advance its underlying purposes, which are the following:\n(1)\tTo promote, serve, and protect the public interests.\n(2)\tTo simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing notaries.\n(3)\tTo prevent fraud and forgery.\n(4)\tTo foster ethical conduct among notaries.\n(5)\tTo enhance interstate recognition of notarial acts.\n(6)\tTo integrate procedures for all of the following notarial acts:\na.\tTraditional paper.\nb.\tElectronic notarization.\nc.\tRemote electronic notarization. (1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1998-228, s. 1; 2005-391, s. 4; 2022-54, s. 2(a); 2023-57, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 10B. Notaries.","Article 1. Notary Public Act.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_10B/GS_10B-2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:12Z","sha256":"200efa0b1c5987a71cf0e3c18d73111401fae796430a88badadc69d8c50772bd","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-10b-1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-10b-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}