State of North Carolina Official Notary Seal Requirements
A notary shall keep an official seal or stamp that is the exclusive property of the
notary.
A notary shall affix the notary's official seal near the notary's official signature on
the notarial certificate of a record.
A notary's official seal shall include all of the following elements:
- The notary's name exactly as commissioned.
- The words "Notary Public".
- The county of commissioning, including the word "County" or the
abbreviation "Co.".
- The words "North Carolina" or the abbreviation "N.C." or "NC".
The notary seal may be either circular or rectangular in shape. Upon receiving a
commission or a recommission on or after October 1, 2006, a notary shall not use a circular
seal that is less than 1 1/2 inches, nor more than 2 inches in diameter. The rectangular seal shall
not be over 1 inch high and 2 1/2 inches long.
The perimeter of the seal shall contain a border
that is visible when impressed.
A notarial seal, as it appears on a record, may contain the permanently imprinted,
handwritten, or typed date the notary's commission expires.