Exhibit 31.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
             Pursuant to Rule 13a-14/15d-14, as Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Ayden R. Lee, Jr., certify that:

(1)  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.;

(2)  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;

(3)  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this 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 report;

(4)  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) 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,  made known to us
          by others  within those  entities,  particularly  during the period in
          which this report is being prepared;

     (b)  [Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC release Nos. 33-8238/34-47986,  and
          33-8618/34-52492];

     (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 registrant's
          most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's  fourth fiscal quarter in
          the case of an annual  report)  that has  materially  affected,  or is
          reasonably  likely to materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal
          control over financial reporting; and

(5)  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
     of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     (a)  All significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation  of internal  control  over  financial  reporting  which are
          reasonably  likely to  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
          control over financial reporting.





         Date: March 27, 2006

                                      By: /s/ Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
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                                          Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer