This is the power point used in Notary Public classes in North Carolina

1. Notary Public Cindy Baucom Instructor

7. The applicant must use his or her legal name for commissioning, which excludes nicknames. The following are acceptable forms for commission names: John A. Smith J. Allan Smith Allan Smith John Smith John Allan Smith  The name on the notary’s stamp or seal and the notary’s signature must match the notary’s commission name (line 2).

27. Acknowledgment of instrument signed by one person: North Carolina ________________________ County I, _____________________________, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that ____________________________ personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing instrument. Witness my hand and official seal, this the ______ day of ______________, 19 ____. (Official Seal) Notary Public_____________________ My commission expires _______________________, 20 ____.

28. Acknowledgment of instrument signed by two or more persons: North Carolina ________________________ County I, _____________________________, a Notary Public of ___________ County, North Carolina, do hereby certify that ____________________________ and ________________________ personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing instrument. Witness my hand and official seal, this the ______ day of ______________, 20 ____. (Official Seal) _________________________________ Notary Public My commission expires _______________________, 20 ____. Page 28 - 29

29. Proof by Subscribing Witness: North Carolina ________________________ County I, _____________________________, a Notary Public of___________________ County, North Carolina, do hereby certify that ____________________________ personally appeared before me this day, and being duly sworn, stated that in his presence ____________________ (signed) (acknowledged the execution of) the foregoing instrument. Witness my hand and official seal, this the ______ day of ______________, 20 ____. (Official Seal) _________________________________ Notary Public My commission expires _______________________, 20 ____. Page 32 - 33

30. Proof by Other Person: North Carolina ________________________ County I, _____________________________, a Notary Public of___________________ County, North Carolina, do hereby certify that ____________________________ personally appeared before me this day, and being duly sworn, stated that he/she knows the handwriting of ____________________ and that the signature to the foregoing instrument is the signature of ____________________. Witness my hand and official seal, this the ______ day of ______________, 20 ____. (Official Seal) _________________________________ Notary Public My commission expires _______________________, 20 ____. Page 32 - 33

33. Front side of NC title

34. Back side of NC title

42. The applicant must use his or her legal name for commissioning, which excludes nicknames. The following are acceptable forms for commission names: John A. Smith J. Allan Smith John Smith John Allan Smith  The notary’s stamp or seal name and the notary’s signature must match the notary’s commission name.