Definitions

The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Electronic. - Relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) Electronic document. - Information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. (3) Electronic notarial act and electronic notarization. - An official act by an electronic notary public that involves electronic documents and the personal appearance of the principal. (4) Electronic notary public and electronic notary. - A notary public who has registered with the Secretary the capability of performing electronic notarial acts and remote electronic notarial acts in conformance with this Article. (5) Electronic notary seal and electronic seal. - Information within a notarized electronic document that includes the notary's name, jurisdiction, and commission expiration date, and generally corresponds to data in notary seals used on paper documents. (6) Electronic signatures. - An electronic symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document. (7) Notary's electronic signature. - Those forms of electronic signature which have been approved by the Secretary as authorized in G.S. 10B-125, as an acceptable means for an electronic notary to affix the notary's official signature to an electronic record that is being notarized. (8) Repealed by Session Laws 2023-57, s. 7(a), effective July 1, 2024. (9) Remote electronic notarial act. - As defined in G.S. 10B-134.1. (2005-391, s. 4; 2022-54, s. 2(c); 2023-57, ss. 2, 7(a).)