The Overview
If you used video notarization in North Carolina under the state's emergency remote-notary rules, those notarial acts remain valid, and the rules themselves now stay on the books through July 1, 2027, after a last-minute extension. North Carolina's Modify Nonprofit Corporations Act/Charitable Organizations, HB 517 became law when Gov. Josh Stein (D) signed it July 7. The emergency video-notarization provisions now expire on July 1, 2027, or earlier if the Secretary issues the first license under G.S. 10B-134.19, whichever comes first.
What the Law Does
The law updates rules for nonprofit corporations and charitable-organization disclosures, according to NC Political News. It also extends two emergency video-notarization provisions, moving their sunset from 12:01 A.M. July 1, 2026, to 12:01 A.M. July 1, 2027.
Both provisions expire on the earlier of July 1, 2027, or the date the Secretary issues the first license under G.S. 10B-134.19. If a license issues before that date, the Secretary must file that date with the Codifier of Rules for publication in the North Carolina Register. Notarial acts completed under the emergency video rules while those rules were in effect remain valid and do not need to be reaffirmed.
Legislative Status
Republican Reps. Heather Rhyne, Kyle Hall and Allen Chesser led the bill, and 14 cosponsors joined them. On June 24, the Senate adopted Amendment 1, which added the video-notarization sunset extension, by 41 votes to 1, then voted 32 to 10 on the bill's second reading. The House concurred in the Senate committee substitute June 30, and the bill was ratified July 1.
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