For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (1) "Accessibility", "accommodation", and "reasonable accommodation" mean actions facilitating participation in a remote electronic notarial act by a remotely located principal with a vision, hearing, or speech impairment.
2. (2) "Auxiliary aid" means a device or tool to enable an individual with vision, hearing, or speech impairments to communicate with a notary public and participate in the notarial transaction process but does not mean interpretation, transliteration, or CART captioning. Note: Examples are screen reader software, magnification software, optical readers for an individual with low vision or a portable device that either writes or produces speech for an individual with speech impairment.
3. (3) "CART" or "Communication Access Realtime Translation" means live translation of the spoken English language into English text by an individual certified as a captioner by the National Court Reporters Association and made available on screen with video to a remotely located principal with hearing loss.

4. (4) "Interpreter" means an individual:

   1. (a) with a full North Carolina interpreter license as defined at 21 NCAC 25 .0101(b)(7);
   2. (b) interpreting, as defined at G.S. 90D-3(5), to a remotely located principal with vision, hearing, or speech impairments; and
   3. (c) who does not have a provisional interpreting license.

5. (5) "Transliterator" means an individual:

   1. (a) with a full North Carolina transliterator license as defined at 21 NCAC 25 .0101(b)(7);
   2. (b) transliterating, as defined at G.S. 90D-3(9), to a remotely located principal with vision, hearing, or speech impairments; and
   3. (c) who does not have a provisional transliterating license.

History Note: Authority G.S. 10B-4; 10B-134.15; 10B-134.17; 10B-134.21; 10B-134.23;
Eff. July 1, 2025.