Proposed Rule(s)
The Department of the Secretary of State (Agency) issued two advance notices of proposed rulemaking (ANPR #1 and ANPR #2) to request public comment on significant questions related to the implementation of the Remote Electronic Notarization Act (RENA). RENA became law on July 8, 2022. N.C. Session Law 2022-54. The comment periods for both ANPRs are closed.
You can view both ANPR #1 and ANPR #2 and the comments received by clicking on the links beloew
RENA amends Chapter 10B, Notary Public Act, in the North Carolina General Statutes. Adoption of RENA was a direct outcome of the global pandemic, increasing economic activity being conducted remotely, and the need to conduct crucial business, legal, health-care, and other transactions safely and securely and efficiently in the rapidly changing remote environment.
RENA requires the Agency to adopt permanent rules on a large number of topics. The Agency’s goal is to establish a system that will continue to protect the public against fraud and ensure that transactions are not repudiated as a result of:
- Mental incapacity of the principal;
- Coercion or duress; or
- Fraud.