"Senate Bill 671 - " An Act to Enact the Uniform
Real Property Electronic Recording Act, as Recommended by the General Statutes Commission,
To Repeal Chapter 10A of the General Statutes Regarding the Regulation of Notaries
Public, and To Enact Chapter 10B Relating to Notaries" was ratified August 24, 2005
and signed by Governor Easley on September 13, 2005. Sections 1, 2, 10, and 13 of
this Act are effective immediately. The remainder of the Act will be in effect on
December 1, 2005, and applied to notarial acts and applications for notary commission
and recommissions made on or after that date.