Absentee Application and Certificate The form has been updated since the 2016 North Carolina Notary Public Manual publication. The things to remember: The absentee voter application and certificate represent a new notarial act distinctly different from an acknowledgment, oath, or verification. You must have 2 witnesses. In executing this act, the notary must take the following steps: Require the personal appearance of the voter. Positively identify the voter. Witness the voter mark his or her ballot.  Witness the voter seal his or her ballot in the provided envelope. Witness the voter sign the voter’s certification. Complete the notary witness certification section of the application including the venue and the certificate wording. Sign the certificate and affix the official notary seal directly onto the sealed envelope where the “Alternative Notary-Witness Certification” appears. G.S. 163-231(a). The Notary-Witness may also be required to assist the voter in marking the ballot if the voter is not physically able to do so on his or her own. In such a case, the notary would need to complete the “Certification of Assisting Voter” section in addition to the notary witness certification described above. The absentee voter application and certificate come with a detailed instruction sheet for the voter and provide minimal instructions for the notary.  NOTARIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO *CHARGE FOR THIS NOTARIAL ACT. (G.S. 10B-30(d)). [Allow this to be an opportunity to gain future business with them.] *If the voter is unable to take the ballot to mail it, they are responsible for covering postage and the notary may drop it off for them. You may enjoy more relevant content when you join other NC notaries in the Confident Notaries of North Carolina group.  #AbsenteeVote #ncNotaryCoach #CltNotary #ncNotary #NotaryKnowledge (at NC Notary Signing Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/CapN1HfOgAu/?utm_medium=tumblr

Inventory of Abandoned Safe Deposit Box [N.C.G.S. 53C-6-13(a)] A bank may have an abandoned safe deposit box inventoried by a notary if payment is overdue and 30-days have passed since notice was given to the owner. The inventory shall be taken by a Notary WHO IS NOT A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, or STOCKHOLDER of the bank while in the presence of a bank official. The notary shall: Open and empty the contents of the safe deposit box Write a description of each item on a special package by the bank Execute a certificate, writing on it the name of the lessee, the date the box was opened, and a list of its contents Place each item and the certificate into the package and seal it in the presence of the bank’s official Write on the package the name of the lessee and the date of the opening A copy of the certificate will be mailed to the lessee and the box stored in the bank’s general vault PAY ATTENTION NOTARIES: 💎There is no statute for how much a notary must charge for notarizing this Certificate of Inventory of a Safe Deposit Box!!! NAME YOUR PRICE (Keep in consideration your time and it’s a negotiated fee between you and the bank) #Notaries4Banks #SafeDepositBox #ncNotaryCoach #CltNotary #ncNotary #NotaryKnowledge https://www.instagram.com/p/CaZ73Khu7CJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Inventory of Abandoned Safe Deposit Box [N.C.G.S. 53C-6-13(a)] A bank may have an abandoned safe deposit box inventoried by a notary if payment is overdue and 30-days have passed since notice was given to the owner. The inventory shall be taken by a Notary WHO IS NOT A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, or STOCKHOLDER of the bank while in the presence of a bank official. The notary shall: Open and empty the contents of the safe deposit box Write a description of each item on a special package by the bank Execute a certificate, writing on it the name of the lessee, the date the box was opened, and a list of its contents Place each item and the certificate into the package and seal it in the presence of the bank’s official Write on the package the name of the lessee and the date of the opening A copy of the certificate will be mailed to the lessee and the box stored in the bank’s general vault PAY ATTENTION💎 NOTAIRES: There is no statute for how much a notary must charge for notarizing this Certificate of Inventory of a Safe Deposit Box!!! NAME YOUR PRICE (Keep in consideration your time and it’s a negotiated fee between you and the bank)  #Notaries4Banks #SafeDepositBox #ncNotaryCoach #CltNotary #ncNotary #NotaryKnowledge (at NC Notary Signing Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaY_Y78uAx3/?utm_medium=tumblr