Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Robert C. Hatley, certified that:
| | (1) | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 of Paragon Commercial Corporation; |
| | | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Dated: April 28, 2017
Robert C. Hatley
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
