Authentications

• If you do not supply a pre-paid shipping label or self-addressed stamp envelope, the document(s) will be returned via regular mail.

Ground Pick-Ups

The Secretary of State’s Office is a scheduled Air delivery (not ground delivery) pick-up location for UPS and FedEx. Due to the policies of FedEx and UPS, these couriers will no longer pick up "ground" delivery envelopes with the routine "Air" delivery envelopes. Getting your document may take longer if a "ground" document is picked up with the "air delivery" documents. The couriers are requesting a pick-up call by the person receiving the envelope.

If you wish to use ground delivery for either FedEx or UPS:

1. The Secretary of State’s Office will call you (at the number provided on the cover letter) when the documents are ready for pick-up; and

2. You will have to schedule a pick-up of those documents from our location*.

The most commonly used courier services are:

• FedEx: www.fedex.com/us - 1-800-gofedex (1-800-463-3339) Order FedEx document

• UPS: www.ups.com – 1-800-pickups (1-800-742-5877) Order UPS document

• DHL: www.dhl.com/en/express/shipping/ship_online.html#overview www.dhl.com/en/express/shipping/ship_online.html#overview DHL does not have a daily pick up at the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office. You will need to call DHL for pick up when we let you know it is ready.

North Carolina Secretary of State Location

2 South Salisbury
Street Raleigh, NC 27601
919-814-5400

Statutes

The Statutes link takes you to the Chapter 66, Article 34 Certificates of Authentication page.

The law you are asking about is the North Carolina Article 34 Certificates of Authentication. It is a law that authorizes the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee to sign and issue a certificate of authentication for a document that has been executed or issued in this state, so that it can be recognized in a foreign jurisdiction. The law also defines the terms and conditions for authentication, such as the requirements for seals, signatures, dates, acknowledgments, and copies. The law was enacted in 1998 and amended in 2005.