{"id":"57580edd-f125-431c-8ad6-392ca8d0bd18","task":"Verify a North Carolina auctioneer, apprentice auctioneer, or auction firm license","domain":"auction.licensing.north-carolina","steps":["Go to the NC Auctioneer Licensing Board (NCALB) site at ncalb.org and use the Licensee Search under Licensee Information","Search by name or firm to check Active vs. Lapse status","Note the explicit disclosure that the database is updated periodically and is NOT real-time","For a legal basis, reference N.C. General Statutes Chapter 85B, section 85B-4 (licenses required)","Contact NCALB directly (919-567-2844) to confirm current status if the decision is high-stakes or time-sensitive"],"gotchas":["NCALB explicitly states its search database is not real-time — a status shown as valid could be stale; don't treat a lookup as proof of current standing for anything consequential","The board licenses individuals and firms separately (auctioneers, apprentice auctioneers, and auction firms) — check the correct license type","'Lapse' status still appears in the searchable directory and can be mistaken for active"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.683Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/57580edd-f125-431c-8ad6-392ca8d0bd18"}