AN ACT to increase the fee that may be collected by notaries.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 10A‑10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 10A‑10.  Fees of notaries.
The maximum fees that may be charged by a notary for notarial acts are as follows:
(1)	For acknowledgments, four dollars ($4.00) per signature.
(2)	For oaths or affirmations without a verification or proof, four dollars ($4.00) per person.
(3)	For verifications or proofs, four dollars ($4.00) per signature."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 16th day of August, 2005.

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		 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2005