How to Become a Notary in North Carolina: Requirements, Fees and Bond
North Carolina notaries are commissioned through: North Carolina Secretary of State, Notary Public Section. The commission term is not stated as a single figure in the official source. Whether a bond is required was not confirmed from the official source. Fields shown as not verified were not found on the official source; check the source page below.
| State | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NC |
| Commissioning office | North Carolina Secretary of State, Notary Public Section |
| Commission term | Not verified from the official source |
| Surety bond required | Not verified from the official source |
| Bond amount | Not verified from the official source |
| Application fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, acknowledgment | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum fee, jurat | Not verified from the official source |
| Fee note | The notary home page links to a Fees page whose contents were not read. |
| Remote online notarization (RON) allowed | Not verified from the official source |
| Maximum RON fee | Not verified from the official source |
| Training required | Not verified from the official source |
| Exam required | Not verified from the official source |
| Minimum age | Not verified from the official source |
| Residency rule | Not verified from the official source |
| Official source | https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/notary |
| Additional official sources | None listed |
| Last verified | 2026-10-12 |
| Notes on how the row was compiled | Fetched page: the Remote Electronic Notarization Act (RENA) became law on 2022-07-08, and emergency video notarizations are extended to 2027-07-01 or until the first RENA license is issued; whether a license has been issued is not stated, so RON is null. The page gives no term, bond, fee, course or age figure. Third-party and 1997 bill sources mention a $50 fee and a community college course but are not used. |
Official source (plain text, copy into your browser): https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/notary
Last verified: 2026-10-12