EXHIBIT
31.1


CERTIFICATION





I, R.
Allen Smith, certify that:





1.  I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of First Century Bancorp., Inc.
(the “Registrant”);





2.  Based
on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual
report;





3.  Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;





4.  I
am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the Registrant and
have:





a)  designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this annual report is being prepared;





b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;





c)  evaluated
the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and





d)  disclosed
in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the Registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of this report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;





5.  I
have disclosed, base on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of
Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):





a)  all
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which
could adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial data and have identified for the Registrant’s auditors any
material weaknesses in internal controls; and





b)  any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal controls.





Date:  March
      31, 2008
            /s/ R. Allen SmithR.
      Allen SmithPrincipal
      Executive Officer