The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Authentication. - Certification of the genuineness of an official's signature, seal, or position within the State of North Carolina so the document can be recognized in a foreign jurisdiction. (2) Department. - The Department of the Secretary of State. (3) Foreign jurisdiction. - A jurisdiction outside the State of North Carolina. (4) Foreign official. - An individual authorized by a foreign jurisdiction to attest to the genuineness of a document or to the position of an individual within that foreign jurisdiction. (5) Notary public. - Defined in G.S. 10B-3. (6) Official. - An individual who is a notary public, an individual who is elected or appointed to hold an office in State government, or an individual who is elected or appointed to hold an office in a local governmental unit of this State. (7) Secretary. - The Secretary of State. (8) Specimen. - A record of a person's signature, seal, or position as an official within the State maintained in the Department.
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