NC House Bill 1023

Legislation

State: North Carolina
Signed: July 01, 2020

Effective: July 01, 2020
Chapter: 2020-80

Summary

House Bill 1023 extends the sunset of two temporary COVID-19 Notary provisions previously enacted by Senate Bill 704 that were set to expire on August 1, 2020.

Affects

Amends Sections 10B-10(b1) and 10B-25(n) of the North Carolina General Statutes.

Changes

Gives Notaries who are issued Notary commissions after March 9, 2020, and before March 1, 2021, 90 days to appear before the the register of deeds to take the general oath of office as a Notary Public.
Extends the temporary remote notarization provisions in G.S. 10B-25(n) that were set to sunset on August 1, 2021, until March 1, 2021.

Analysis

In May 2020, Senate Bill 704 was signed into law. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it temporarily authorized Notaries to perform remote video notarizations. It also gave Notaries whose commissions were granted after March 9, 2020, 90 days to take the oath of office before the register of deeds. With the August 1, 2020, sunset date of Senate Bill 704 approaching, the General Assembly passed and the Governor signed this legislation pushing out the sunset dates of both provisions.

Read House Bill 1023.

House Bill 196 became effective March 11, 2021, extending the temporary authorization to perform video notarization through December 31, 2021.

The temporary emergency video notarization law expired at 12:01 a.m. on December 31, 2021.