18 NCAC 07E .0106          MANDATORY DEPARTMENT DENIAL OF INSTRUCTOR APPLICATION

The Department shall deny a notary instructor certification or recertification application if any of the following apply:

(1)           the applicant has not held a notary commission for at least one calendar year;

(2)           the applicant does not have active experience as a notary public;

(3)           an investigation is pending into the applicant's performance of the duties as a notary, an electronic notary public, or a notary public instructor;

(4)           the applicant has not completed the conditions of any disciplinary action issued by the Department; or

(5)           any reason for which a notary commission may be denied pursuant to Chapter 10B of the General Statutes or the rules in this Chapter.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 10B-4; 10B-14; 10B-134.21;

Eff. January 1, 2008;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Transferred from 18 NCAC 07B .0703 Eff. June 1, 2023;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2024.