--- title: "NC Notary Starter Kit: Course, Exam, Oath, Fee Limits | MCC" description: "For North Carolina notaries: 6-hour course, 80% exam, $50 fee, oath before the register of deeds within 45 days, 5-year term, $10/$15/$25 fee caps, seal…" url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/nc-notary-starter-kit" --- Document pack # North Carolina Notary Starter Kit: 6-Hour Course, Exam, $50 Application, Register of Deeds Oath and Fee Limits North Carolina gives you 45 days after commissioning to take the oath at the register of deeds, and a commission is not valid until you do. Here is the course, exam, oath and fee schedule in order. **$29** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $29 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for North Carolinians signing up for the 6-hour notary course, newly commissioned notaries heading to the register of deeds, and North Carolina notaries looking at electronic registration. Not the right fit if You aren't applying in North Carolina, or you need the Secretary-approved manual and 6-hour course, which you buy and take separately. Why it is different - Every fee is cited to its General Statute, including the $10 register of deeds oath fee. - Separates traditional, electronic and remote electronic rules so you know which applies. - Prints the statutory not-an-attorney notice word for word. What is inside - **Course, exam and the 45-day oath.** G.S. 10B-5 qualifications, the 6-hour course, the 80% exam, the $50 application and the register of deeds oath. - **Per-signature fees, ID, journal and seal.** The G.S. 10B-31 fee caps per principal signature, satisfactory evidence, when a journal is required, and seal size rules. - **eNotary, remote status and the required notice.** Electronic notary registration, Part 4A remote rules and their current status, and the exact not-an-attorney notice. - **Course-to-oath checklist.** From course enrollment to the oath and your first appointment. - **NC fees and supply costs.** The $50 nonrefundable application and the $10 register of deeds oath, $60 together, filled in, with blanks for the course, the required manual and the seal. - **Record pages for NC acts.** Printable pages for your own records, with a column for paper, electronic or remote acts. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Becoming a Notary (North Carolina Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/nc-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/nc-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Becoming a Notary [![Page 1 of the Fees ID Journal and Seal (North Carolina Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/nc-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/nc-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of Fees ID Journal and Seal Get it ## North Carolina Notary Starter Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=nc-notary-starter-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information from the North Carolina General Statutes and the Department of the Secretary of State, not legal advice. Confirm current rules with the Secretary of State. This kit is independent of the Department of the Secretary of State. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$29 one time** NC Notary Starter Kit. Buy this kit Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What do I get and how is it delivered?** The NC Notary Starter Kit comes as a zip with six documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: Becoming a Notary, Fees, ID, Journal and Seal, Remote Notarization and Advertising, Startup Checklist, Fee and Supplies Budget, and Journal Pages. The download link arrives by email after payment. **Will it open on a Mac, Google Sheets or my phone?** The PDFs open in any PDF reader, including on a phone. To edit, open the Word files in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice on a Mac or PC. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. If it is not right for you, email us within 14 days of buying for a full refund. **Is this legal or tax advice?** General information from the North Carolina General Statutes and the Department of the Secretary of State, not legal advice. **Is a journal required for North Carolina notaries?** For paper notarizations it's optional; the statute says a notary "may" keep one. Remote electronic notarizations require a journal kept at least 10 years. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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