{"id":4263,"date":"2022-08-02T18:07:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=4263"},"modified":"2022-08-02T18:47:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:47:03","slug":"a-certification-summation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/a-certification-summation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Certification Summation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2012\/04\/18\/19\/01\/check-37583__340.png\" alt=\"Check, Correct, Mark, Choice, Yes, Ok\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A frequent request we get at the Legislative Library is for a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">certified<\/span><\/strong> copy of a statute, session law, or other document. This means a document whose contents can be relied upon as truly and genuinely created by a North Carolina agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some documents we can certify, and some we can&#8217;t. Here are the best contacts for document certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GENERAL STATUTES<\/strong><br>The General Assembly passes bills into law. These are called session laws. The session laws that are public laws&#8211;i.e., they apply to everyone in North Carolina&#8211;are then integrated into the General Statutes, which consist of the general and permanent laws enacted by the General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone needing a certified copy of a statute (not a session law) should contact the Legislative Drafting Division of the General Assembly at 919-733-6660.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SESSION LAWS OR RATIFIED BILLS<\/strong><br>After a bill is ratified&#8211;i.e., the General Assembly passes it and the Governor signs it&#8211;that bill becomes a session law. These original signed documents are then transmitted to the North Carolina Secretary of State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone needing a certified copy of a ratified bill or session law (not a statute) should contact the Secretary of State at 919-814-5400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION<\/strong><br>The Secretary of State is also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/EnactedLegislation\/Statutes\/PDF\/BySection\/Chapter_147\/GS_147-36.pdf\">statutory custodian<\/a> of the North Carolina Constitution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone needing a certified copy of the Constitution should contact the Secretary of State at 919-814-5400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COMMITTEE MINUTES<\/strong><br>The official record of a legislative committee meeting is that meeting&#8217;s written minutes. The minutes from 1997 forward can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/Documents\/1\">here<\/a>. Older minutes (back to the early 1970s) are available on microfilm in the Legislative Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone who comes to the library to locate minutes on microfilm can ask for a certification of those minutes from a librarian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXECUTIVE ORDERS<\/strong><br>These are orders issued by the Governor of North Carolina. They do not come from the General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone needing a certified copy of an executive order should contact the Governor&#8217;s office at 919-814-2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A frequent request we get at the Legislative Library is for a certified copy of a statute, session law, or other document. 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