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North Carolina Notary Seal Embosser
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Ideal® is the industry's leading embosser and the Model M is a step up from the less expensive No. 1, which many stores carry.

Handhelds are great for notaries on the go while desk models are best if you don't travel.

The Ideal Model M is a heavy-duty hand notary seal embosser which produces clean, crisp impressions on most paper stocks.

This embosser offers a high degree of leverage, longer paper insertion than entry-level models such as the No. 1, and a die-insert that is interchangeable with the Desk model. When you purchase the Model M handheld embosser, you will also receive a black carrying pouch.

The Ideal Model M Desk embosser features a larger body and is meant to sit atop your desk. Embossments are a bit easier with the desk style due to the greater degree of leverage it offers.

When you order the Model M hand held or Desk model, it will come with a die insert engraved with your notary commission information. If your commission information includes an expiration date, you will simply need to buy a replacement insert when your new term begins.

The Insert listed in our store is just that - the insert ONLY. If you purchase an insert, you should already have an Ideal Model M seal handle to place it in.

Embossers are sometimes called paper crimpers. In many states, an embosser alone is sufficient to perform a notarization; in others, they may only be used in conjunction with notary seal stamps.


What does the law say about the North Carolina Notary Stamp?
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North Carolina Notary Handbook
Frequently asked questions
45. What are the components of the notarial seal?
  • 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 “NC”
The seal may contain the notary’s commission expiration date, but if it does the notary must get a new seal upon reappointment every five years with the new commission expiration date. A notarial act is invalid if the expiration date shown is incorrect at the time the act is performed.

46. What are the size and shape requirements for the stamp or seal?

Effective December 1, 2005,
  • The seal may be either circular or rectangular in shape.
  • A circular seal may not be less than 1˝ inches nor more than 2 inches in diameter.
  • A rectangular seal may not be more than 1 inch high or 2˝ inches long.
North Carolina Notary Law
§ 10B-36. Official seal.
  1. A notary shall keep an official seal or stamp that is the exclusive property of the notary. The notary shall keep the seal in a secure location. A notary shall not allow another person to use or possess the seal, and shall not surrender the seal to the notary's employer upon termination of employment.
  2. The seal shall be affixed only after the notarial act is performed. The notary shall place the image or impression of the seal near the notary's signature on every paper record notarized. The seal and the notary's signature shall appear on the same page of a record as the text of the notarial certificate.
  3. A notary shall do the following within 10 days of discovering that the notary's seal has been lost or stolen:
    1. Inform the appropriate law enforcement agency in the case of theft or vandalism.
    2. Notify the appropriate register of deeds and the Secretary in writing and signed in the official name in which he or she was commissioned.
  4. As soon as is reasonably practicable after resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notary commission, or death of the notary, the seal shall be delivered to the Secretary for disposal. (1973, c. 680, s. 1; 1991, c. 683, s. 2; 1998-228, s. 7; 2005-391, s. 4; 2006-59, s. 16.)


§ 10B-37. Seal image.
  1. A notary shall affix the notary's official seal near the notary's official signature on the notarial certificate of a record.
  2. A notary's official seal shall include all of the following elements:
    1. The notary's name exactly as commissioned.
    2. The words "Notary Public".
    3. The county of commissioning, including the word "County" or the abbreviation "Co.".
    4. The words "North Carolina" or the abbreviation "NC".
    5. 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 ˝ inches, nor more than 2 inches in diameter. The rectangular seal shall not be over 1 inch high and 2 ˝ inches long. The perimeter of the seal shall contain a border that is visible when impressed.
      (c1) Alterations to any information contained within the seal as embossed or stamped on the record are prohibited.
    6. A notarial seal, as it appears on a record, may contain the permanently imprinted, handwritten, or typed date the notary's commission expires.
    7. Any reference in the General Statutes to the seal of a notary shall include the stamp of a notary, and any reference to the stamp of a notary shall include the seal of the notary.
    8. The failure of a notarial seal to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the notarial certificate, but shall constitute a violation of the notary's duties. (2005-391, s. 4; 2006-59, s. 17.)


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