North Carolina Notary Public Exam — All Questions

For which North Carolina notarizations is an electronic journal (and, for RON, an A/V recording) mandatory?

• a.Traditional paper acknowledgments
• b.Oaths of office✓
• c.Electronic notarizations and remote (RON) notarizations
• d.None

North Carolina requires notaries performing electronic notarizations and remote (RON) notarizations to keep an electronic journal and, for RON, retain the audio-video recording. For traditional paper acts, journaling is strongly recommended as a best practice but not mandated the same way.

A North Carolina journal entry should record:

• a.The principal's income
• b.The notary's home value
• c.The date/time, type of act, document type, principal's name and how identified, and the fee✓
• d.Nothing

Useful (and, for electronic/RON acts, required) entries record the date and time, the type of act, the document type, the principal's name and how identity was verified, and the fee. Records help the notary respond if an act is later questioned.

Why does the North Carolina Secretary of State recommend journaling even for paper acts?

• a.It creates a record that protects the notary if an act is later challenged✓
• b.It is required for all acts
• c.It raises the fee cap
• d.It allows copy certification

A voluntary journal documents each notarization—who appeared, what was signed, and how they were identified—protecting the notary against later claims of fraud or improper notarization. North Carolina recommends it for paper acts and requires it for electronic/RON acts.